Monday, July 11, 2022

Cleared!

 A Madison County jury acquitted massage therapist Elecius Franklin of sexual battery in May.  

Franklin is a massage therapist.  The indictment accused him of committing sexual battery against a client.  The first trial ended in a mistrial.  The District Attorney chose to retry the case.   The case went to trial, the jury met, and Franklin left a free man.  


18 comments:

Anonymous said...

Justice works. He must have rubbed someone the wrong way. //bada bing//

Anonymous said...

His attorneys Marcus Williams and John Hall tried a great case!

Anonymous said...

Rubbing a lady’s backs in Madison is risky business. Better have a GoPro the whole time.

Anonymous said...

Is this what passes as a well-written legal document these days? Well, I guess it was good enough, huh?

Anonymous said...

Interesting that his accuser is not named. Might be good to know who to never give a massage to, she's obviously a little touchy.

Anonymous said...

My understanding (I ain't a lawyer) is that this doesn't mean he's innocent. It simply means there wasn't enough credible evidence to declare him guilty. I assume in a case like this it's a lot of "he said, she said". Maybe someone with more legal knowledge than I can clarify for me.

Anonymous said...

@11:20 AM - That's correct. In our system of justice a person is found guilty or not guilty, but never innocent.

Anonymous said...

They file in Civil Court yet? You know this isn't over yet.

Anonymous said...

11:20. I’m not a lawyer but “not guilty” means just that. Innocence has nothing to do with it.

Anonymous said...

Deshaun Watson is reportedly trying get in touch with Mr. Hall and Mr. Williams.

Anonymous said...

Legally speaking, it 100% means he is innocent. He could confess today and it would not matter, in terms of the acquittal.

Anonymous said...

Parhaps the biggest requirement for being an effictive Massage therapist is clearly understanding what the words' A little lower" actually mean. Perhaps he missed class the day they covered that. If so, this may not have been his fault.

Having a wel established "SAFE WORD" is always a good idea too.

Anonymous said...

Innocent until proven guilty.

Anonymous said...

There’s 3 sides to every story: his side, her side, and the truth.

I don’t see how you could get past reasonable doubt in a case like this.

Anonymous said...

Know E well from tennis leagues and MSU background. He is a good dude all around and am very grateful he was cleared.

Anonymous said...

Not guilty is not the same as innocent

Anonymous said...

Some of these comments are sickening. A client would have absolutely nothing to gain from pursuing a case like this if she was making it up—there would have been nothing monetary on the table. Can’t imagine anyone would go through not one but TWO trials just because she’s “a little touchy”. But if you disagree, at least maybe think for a second before commenting something sleazy about a situation you know literally nothing about aside from a 6-sentence blog post.

Anonymous said...

My problem with this guy is that I bought some gift certificates from him for employees in Fondren about 10 years ago and he refused to respond to phone calls, answer the door or otherwise acknowledge the purchases by setting appointments. The situation was ultimately remedied, and I'll bet he will never forget how that went.

Hall is a good attorney. Misunderstands how he appears to others by way of dress, but no slouch in court.

9:46, unrequited victim's friend, must have never heard of OJ, who was ultimately acquitted in criminal court yet faced tens of millions in civil judgments. Yes, there can be other reasons for pursuing such matters to conclusion, whether the result is what you perceive to be justice or something else that favors the alleged victim.



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