Daily Journal
IUKA – A Tishomingo County jury took less than three hours Thursday to find a man not guilty of fondling his step-daughter.
The four-day trial in Tishomingo County Circuit Court before Judge Paul Funderburk ended a a more than three-year ordeal for Chris Spain. The man’s then-17-year-old step daughter accused him of molesting her in October 2013.
Defense attorney Anthony Farese said that during the trial, they were able to show there had been no other allegations against Spain, while the accuser had been caught fabricating a car wreck, going as far as posting fake pictures online.
“It’s been a long ordeal, but Mr. Spain feels vindicated,” said Farese.