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Alternate jurors excused from the trial say remaining jurors deliberating are ‘split down the middle’ on whether evidence proves Weberman is guilty of sexually assaulting a girl, 12 years old at the time.
By Oren Yaniv / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Friday, December 7, 2012
A dozen jurors deliberating the fate of a prominent Hasidic counselor Friday have a long road ahead of them, judging by the reactions of three excused alternates.
The jurors, sprung from Nechemya Weberman’s two-week trial on Friday, gave wildly divergent opinions on whether he’s guilty of sexually abusing a Brooklyn teen for three years.
“It’s a tough one,” said one former juror who declined to give his name. “I think they’re split down the middle. I was split down the middle as well.”
But the man said he would have convicted Weberman, 54, on at least some of the 60 counts that he’s facing.
A woman, who was also excused from the panel, disagreed.
“I didn’t hear enough evidence to nail the person,” she said. “No video, no DNA.”
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