LUBBOCK, Texas — Prosecutors and the defense attorney representing a former West Texas youth prison principal accused of sexually abusing inmates were set to give closing arguments Monday in the 45-year-old man’s trial.
The prosecution was expected to call at least one more witness in its rebuttal phase of the trial’s guilt and innocence portion.
John Paul Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to charges in 11 indictments, including sexual assault, stemming from an investigation by Texas Rangers in 2005.
Hernandez’s attorney has said the former inmates made up the allegations so they would be released from the facility, which closed last summer.
If convicted, Hernandez faces up to 20 years in prison.
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