Ehlert asks court to dismiss indictments
Michael Ehlert's attorney stated the prosecutor improperly left out information during a grand jury proceeding.
Ehlert asks court to dismiss indictments Michael Ehlert's attorney stated the prosecutor improperly left out information during a grand jury proceeding. Check out this story on guampdn.com: http://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2017/04/10/ehlert-asks-court-dismiss-indictments/100275262/
Jasmine Stole , jstole@guampdn.com Published 5:20 p.m. ChT April 10, 2017 | Updated 6:45 p.m. ChT April 10, 2017
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The University of Guam professor accused of sexually assaulting three women in November 2014 has asked the court throw out the two indictments against him.
Michael Blair Ehlert faces three counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct as a second-degree felony.
Ehlert's attorney, Joaquin Arriola Jr., recently filed a motion to dismiss the indictments, stating prosecutors failed to present the grand jury with evidence that may exonerate Ehlert.
While grand jury proceedings are normally kept secret, some details of a recent proceeding were disclosed in Arriola's motion.
An investigator for the Attorney General's Office read the statement of one woman, who alleged Ehlert came up behind her while swimming at a party and touched her genitals, Arriola wrote in his motion.
The investigator also read the grand jury statements from other people at the party.
Ehlert told UOG investigators he did not nothing improper, but those statements were not presented to the grand jury, Arriola stated.
And the grand jury was not told that one of the accusers did not say anything about sexual conduct when witnesses were discussing what happened, Arriola stated.
Arriola cited a local law that states prosecutors should submit to the grand jury any evidence which would tend to negate guilt.
Judge Vernon Perez will hear arguments on May 9, according to Arriola.
Perez in December dismissed misdemeanor charges against Ehlert because the statute of limitations had passed.
Judge Perez on Wednesday is scheduled to hear arguments on Arriola's motion to prohibit uncharged past sexual assault allegations as evidence.
Ehlert pleaded not guilty to the three counts of criminal sexual conduct. His trial was scheduled for later this month, but has since been pushed back until July, according to Arriola.
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