Megaw retrial set for Aug. 23
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- An Aug. 23 retrial date has been scheduled in James Andrew Megaw's molestation case. The former elementary school teacher is charged with four felonies for allegedly touching students in a sexual manner.
Megaw's first trial ended in a mistrial in May after a jury deadlocked in its deliberations. A prosecutor said last month that family members of Megaw's accusers expressed a desire for a retrial.
Megaw's new trial date was scheduled Friday, when he appeared in West Valley Superior Court for a pre-trial hearing. Attorneys estimated a trial will last four weeks, according to minutes of the hearing.
Five students testified during Megaw's trial that the former teacher at Valencia Elementary School in Upland fondled their genitals in class, and in somes case touched himself while touching them. A sixth student said Megaw made a sexual comment to him in a bathroom.
Megaw, a 43-year-old Rancho Cucamonga resident, was the head of Upland's teachers union before criminal charges were filed two years ago.
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