Overview

• Jurors acquitted Schlegel on 18 of 21 charges after a month-long trial and about 19 hours of deliberation.
• They deadlocked on three second-degree assault counts, prompting a partial verdict late Tuesday.
• The partial verdict allows prosecutors to potentially retry Schlegel on the unresolved assault charges.
• Schlegel faced a 55-count indictment involving eight students, but prosecutors dismissed 34 counts to shield child witnesses.
• Prosecutors argued Schlegel led a “double life” of repeated classroom misconduct while defense attorneys highlighted inconsistencies in witness statements.