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Monday, January 8, 2024

Former Montgomery Co. teacher facing new child sexual abuse charge after previous conviction vacated


SILVER SPRING, Md. - A hearing is scheduled Tuesday for a former Montgomery County Public Schools teacher who is facing a new charge of sexual abuse involving the inappropriate touching of a student.

In 2017, John Vigna was sentenced to 48 years behind bars after being convicted of child sexual abuse charges. He was 50 years old at the time.

In 2022, Vigna retained a new attorney and filed for post-conviction relief, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel - essentially, he believed his attorney made mistakes that could have resulted in a different outcome.

After months of hearings from November 2022 to March 2023, Circuit Court Judge David Lease agreed with the ineffective assistance of counsel and vacated Vigna's conviction...

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/former-montgomery-co-teacher-facing-new-child-sexual-abuse-charge-after-previous-conviction-vacated

1 comment:

  1. Justice blew the case wide open
    As if laws are made to be broken
    Hoping about a new lease on life
    Until fresh charges became rife.

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