Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The jury trial for Randy R. Mayer, who faces four felony counts of sexual assault of a child under the age of 13, will extend an extra day — with a verdict expected on Wednesday.
Editor's note: Patch will provide coverage of the the trial for Randy Mayer, the bus driver charged with inappropriately touching students on his route, which is set to last Monday and Tuesday. Check back to this article for updates. 11 a.m. Wednesday A few quick witnesses took the stand on Wednesday morning to help judge the credibility of defendant Randy Mayer before the attorneys continued on to their closing statements. Mayer has been represented by attorneys Michael Penkwitz and Gerald Boyle throughout the course of the trial. Boyle gave the closing statement for the defense, and said it is absurd to believe that a man, who has been driving a bus for 35 years, now decides to act out on an alleged sexual fantasy. On top of that, Boyle …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Randy R. Mayer faces four felony counts of sexual assault of a child under the age of 13. The trial had been rescheduled to start on Wednesday, but has been pushed back again, set to start May 21.
The jury trial set to start on Wednesday for Randy R. Mayer — the bus driver charged with inappropriately touching students on his route — has been pushed back to May 21. The trial — related to four felony counts involving three children — will instead begin at 8:30 a.m. May 21. According to court records, Mayer appeared in court Tuesday with his attorney, Michael Penkwitz, after an emergency request from the defense to delay the trial based on new information they received today that could cause a possible "issue" with the trial. Mayer, 225 S. Madison Ave., is charged with four felony counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 13, and faces up to 240 years in prison. He was initially charged on Dec. 7 with three …
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Randy R. Mayer faces four felony counts of sexual assault of a child under the age of 13. The trial will start next week, but jury members will get a tour of the bus before heading to court.
A jury trial is set to begin April 25 for Randy R. Mayer, the Port Washington school bus driver charged with sexual assault of a child. The trial — related to four felony counts involving three children — will begin at 8:30 a.m. April 25 and has been scheduled to last two days. District Attorney Adam Gerol, the prosecutor in the case, has notified the courts that videotaped statements from children will be shown during the trial. Mayer's Attorney Michael Penkwitz requested that jury members be given the opportunity to tour one of the school buses from the company through which Mayer was employed to "help clarify issues" when discussing the alleged charges. That walk-through has been set for 3:45 p.m. Thursday. Mayer, 225 S. Madison Ave., …
Jaime Sommers
9:03 am on Thursday, April 26, 2012
Good point, Terry. Of course as a parent you make the initial discovery and then whatever you need to do for your child such as remind the child they did nothing wrong and it will be okay, then immediately make the appointment by calling the police department who puts you in touch with the detective who will handle it. Very wise and thank you. Delays in court cases may be common but the specific … more ›