Overview
- A court found Don Meredith not guilty on Wednesday, closing his criminal trial on allegations of sexual assault and criminal harassment.
- Prosecutors had charged Meredith with three counts of sexual assault and one count of criminal harassment tied to a former employee.
- The complainant testified that Meredith engaged in unwanted touching and kissing and misused his position as a parliamentarian.
- Meredith previously resigned from the Senate before a potential expulsion after earlier reporting about an alleged sexual relationship with a teenager.
- The verdict concludes a years-long episode that damaged the Senate’s reputation and highlighted the difficulty of removing a member accused of misconduct.