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Jury Acquits Iowa Teacher of Fondling

TODD DVORAK

Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa - A second-grade teacher accused of sexual
abuse was acquitted Wednesday of fondling a female student
two years ago.

Jurors were unable to reach a verdict on two other charges
against Tim Higbee - both involving the same student - and
Judge Michael R. Mullins declared a mistrial.

"It is a sense of relief," said Higbee, who was acquitted
earlier this year of 15 counts of sexual abuse stemming
from allegations made by another student. "It is one step
closer to putting this behind me and moving on with life
and trying to get back to some sense of normalcy."

Prosecutors will meet next week to decide whether to pursue
a new trial, said Bob Brammer, a spokesman for the attorney
general's office. There are five other pending cases
against Higbee, 50.

He was arrested in April 2003 after...See More
Cedar Falls /blockquote>

,...... did you hear the one about: ~~ Iowa: We Do Amazing
Things With Corn. ewwww.
Iowa: Just east of Omaha.
Iowa: It's easy to spell.
Dumb Iowa Laws;
Kisses may last for no more than five minutes. One-armed
piano players must perform for free. A man with a moustache
may never kiss a woman in publ...See More
Mar 14, 2005


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