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After being joined by an alternate juror and starting their deliberations anews, an Airport Courthouse jury took less than a day to find William Ernest Hernandez, 23, of Los Angeles not guilty of 10 counts, including kidnapping for purposes of a sex crime, assault with intent to commit a sex crime and robbery. Deputy District Attorney Liliana Gonzalez, who spoke with jurors after the verdict, said the panel just felt there wasn't enough evidence to convict him. She wholeheartedly disagreed.

Watch for the whole story on the verdict in tomorrow's Daily Breeze and sometime soon on dailybreeze.com.

After about two days of delberations last week onthe kidnapping, attempted sexual assault and robbery charges against William Hernandez, one juror could not continue. That juror is being replaced by an alternate this morning, and, per the law, the deliberations must begin anew. Hernandez is accused of nabbing three teenage girls off Hawthorne streets in separate incidents with the intent of raping and robbing them.

The jury on the William Hernandez trial is beginning its second day of delberations this morning. He is accused of kidnapping three teenage girls and trying to sexually assault them in separate incidents in Hawthorne. We'll let you know when there's a verdict and what it is.

The trial for William Ernest Hernandez, charged with kidnapping three teenage girls in Hawthorne and attempting to sexually assault them in separate incidents, appears to be winding down. Today, Airport Courthouse Judge James Dabney will decide if the defense can call an expert witness to the stand to testify that Hernandez is suggestable and easily swayed - and if the prosecution can bring in a rebuttal witness to counter that. Such evidence about Hernandez's alleged gullibility is to address the taped police confession he made after his arrest.

If Dabney rules that what the witnesses have to say is irrelevant, then there may be a couple more quick witnesses and closing arguments will likely begin today. We'll let you know what the verdict is.