Former N.Y. Yankees star John Wetteland — months after a jury failed to succeed in a verdict throughout trial — is now free and clear after prosecutors moved to drop all felony aggravated sexual assault costs in opposition to the previous All-Star nearer.
In keeping with court docket information obtained by TMZ Sports activities, all three costs have been dropped in opposition to 56-year-old Wetteland after the DA didn’t retry the 1996 World Collection hero who was accused of forcing a four-year-old baby, a relative, to carry out sexual acts on him between in his bed room between 2004 and 2006.
Wetteland at all times adamantly denied the allegations and pled not responsible at trial.
As we beforehand reported, Wetteland was arrested in January 2019 and hit with a number of baby sexual abuse costs. He was going through 25 years to life in jail, if convicted. JW lastly went to trial in late 2022, however a jury of 12 could not attain a verdict — responsible or not — and a choose declared a mistrial on September 2.
Following the hung jury, a juror advised native media they have been cut up 10-2, and though the juror did not explicitly say the ten votes have been “not responsible,” the juror indicated most wished to acquit.
In fact, MLB followers are conversant in the 3x All-Star nearer. Again in 1996, when the Yankees got here again from 2 video games down in opposition to the Atlanta Braves, Wetteland was named the World Collection Most Precious Participant.
Because of the rise of younger reduction pitcher, Mariano Rivera, Wetteland went to the Texas Rangers in 1997 … and stayed in Arlington till retiring after the 2000 season.
He was inducted into the Rangers Corridor of Fame in 2005.
Regardless of being arrested and charged, Wetteland was by no means discovered responsible.
