Rostraver man acquitted of sex charges
A Rostraver man was acquitted Wednesday by a Westmoreland County jury of sex assault charges.
Jurors found Robert Taylor Parks IV, 24, not guilty of aggravated indecent assault of a child, aggravated indecent assault of a person younger than 13 and indecent assault.
The jury deliberated for nearly five hours Tuesday after closing arguments and then another four and a half hours Wednesday morning before returning the verdict.
Parks had been accused of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl at least five times dating back to 2015. He was arrested in December 2020 after the accuser, now a teenage girl, told a therapist that she had been improperly touched as a child when Parks was 17.
Parks’ attorney told jurors during opening statement Monday that he maintained his innocence.
Renatta Signorini is a TribLive reporter covering breaking news, crime, courts and Jeannette. She has been working at the Trib since 2005. She can be reached at rsignorini@triblive.com.
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