Judge finds head of convicts support organization not guilty of sexual assault

By The Staff The Canadian Press

Posted May 30, 2014 8:19 pm

Updated May 30, 2014 8:20 pm

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WINNIPEG- A judge has found the head of the John Howard Society in Manitoba not guilty of sexually assaulting a young girl.

The 12-year-old had testified in a Winnipeg courtroom that John Hutton touched her inappropriately from 2009 to 2012.

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Hutton took the stand in his own defence and said the allegations were not true.

Hutton says he is now looking forward to moving on and getting back to work.

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