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Jury finds Harrison County magistrate not guilty of sexual abuse charges

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Harrison County magistrate, on trial for accusations of sexual abuse, was acquitted of all charges against him Tuesday.

A jury found Mark Gorby, 62, not guilty of charges that he forced sexual intercourse on the accuser from the time she was 8 until she was 12.

Gorby maintained the accusations against him by his ex-wife’s daughter were false.

He took the stand in his own defense.

The jury deliberated for less than 2 hours Tuesday afternoon before delivering the verdict.

Gorby was arrested in October 2014 and was suspended from his position as magistrate.

The accuser reportedly first spoke of the alleged incidents back in August 2014 while she was seeking treatment for heroin use.





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