A jury has reached a verdict in the rape trial of a former Covington Catholic basketball star.On Friday evening, the judge read the decision for the charges against Jacob Walter, who was accused of assaulting a woman he met on a dating app in 2018.The jury found Walter not guilty of sodomy. The judge declared a mistrial on the other two charges of rape and sodomy after the jury deadlocked. Testimony began in the trial earlier in the week.Tuesday was technical and anatomical. Officials listed evidence and what markings were found on the alleged victim's body.Walter towers in the courtroom. The 7-foot-tall former athlete was charged with one count of rape and two counts of sodomy. He was surrounded by his attorneys as his trial began.Boone County Detective Brian Cochran gathered physical and DNA evidence in the case."The remaining profile matches Jacob Walter. The estimated frequency of this profile is one person in 4.3 decillion random unrelated individuals," Cochran said.Two detectives and a nurse answered rounds of questions from the prosecution and defense.The defense built an argument the sex was consensual, citing the victim's family was home during the alleged assaults. It was after spending the full day with Walter that the victim reported the allegations.The nurse who examined the victim said the neurobiology of trauma can affect a victim's recall."This might have happened to you but you might not remember every single moment as you're telling it to somebody," said Amanda Peel, a forensic nurse with St. Elizabeth.The nurse detailed the exam starting at the victim's head and moving down her body, noting bruises to her breasts and lacerations to her buttocks."Pain, tenderness or injuries and it looks like I saw that on the mid-back. I saw it on the breasts, right arm, on the lower bilateral legs and on the thigh as well," Peel said.The defense argued those could be due to diagnosed medical conditions of the victim.
A jury has reached a verdict in the rape trial of a former Covington Catholic basketball star.
On Friday evening, the judge read the decision for the charges against Jacob Walter, who was accused of assaulting a woman he met on a dating app in 2018.
The jury found Walter not guilty of sodomy. The judge declared a mistrial on the other two charges of rape and sodomy after the jury deadlocked.
Testimony began in the trial earlier in the week.
Tuesday was technical and anatomical. Officials listed evidence and what markings were found on the alleged victim's body.
Walter towers in the courtroom. The 7-foot-tall former athlete was charged with one count of rape and two counts of sodomy. He was surrounded by his attorneys as his trial began.
Boone County Detective Brian Cochran gathered physical and DNA evidence in the case.
"The remaining profile matches Jacob Walter. The estimated frequency of this profile is one person in 4.3 decillion random unrelated individuals," Cochran said.
Two detectives and a nurse answered rounds of questions from the prosecution and defense.
The defense built an argument the sex was consensual, citing the victim's family was home during the alleged assaults. It was after spending the full day with Walter that the victim reported the allegations.
The nurse who examined the victim said the neurobiology of trauma can affect a victim's recall.
"This might have happened to you but you might not remember every single moment as you're telling it to somebody," said Amanda Peel, a forensic nurse with St. Elizabeth.
The nurse detailed the exam starting at the victim's head and moving down her body, noting bruises to her breasts and lacerations to her buttocks.
"Pain, tenderness or injuries and it looks like I saw that on the mid-back. I saw it on the breasts, right arm, on the lower bilateral legs and on the thigh as well," Peel said.
The defense argued those could be due to diagnosed medical conditions of the victim.
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