Overview

• Anne Arundel County Assistant State’s Attorney Anastasia Prigge announced during a July 1 hearing that the office would not pursue the three unresolved assault counts, leading to formal dismissal of the case.
• A June 17 jury acquitted Schlegel on 18 counts of sexual abuse and third- and fourth-degree sex offenses and deadlocked on three second-degree assault charges after about 19 hours of deliberation.
• Prosecutors narrowed an original 55-count indictment by dropping 34 charges under the Children First protocol and additional counts to spare young witnesses from retraumatization.
• Five former students testified that Schlegel inappropriately touched them, describing a range of unwanted contact, while the defendant denied all allegations and challenged investigative inconsistencies.
• Parents of the accusers, supported by former Deputy Attorney General Thiru Vignarajah, have filed a civil lawsuit against Schlegel and school officials and pledged further legal action.