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Hung Jury Ends Child Sex Assault Trial Of North Jersey Business Owner Hung Jury Ends Child Sex Assault Trial Of North Jersey Business Owner
Hung Jury Ends Child Sex Assault Trial Of North Jersey Business Owner The child sex assault trial of a former construction company owner from Upper Saddle River ended with jurors in Hackensack unable to reach a verdict. Bergen County prosecutors said they will seek a new trial against Louis Tantillo, 55, following the mistrial. The jury of eight men and four women began deliberating Tuesday morning. Early Wednesday, they told Superior Court Judge Robert M. Vinci they didn't think they could reach the required unanimous decision. After a few more hours of deliberations, the judge accepted the deadlock. This comes after judges previously dismissed two indic…

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by Jerry DeMarco