Joe Tacopina Gets Acquittal for Gym Teacher in Sex Abuse Case

1. Joe Tacopina Gets Acquittal for
Gym Teacher in Sex Abuse Case

2. Notable New York defense lawyer Joe Tacopina
helped win an acquittal for his client, Kent Franks,
in a high-profile sex abuse case.

3. Franks worked as a gym teacher at for seven
years prior to charges being brought against him.
Nine girls, who were between six and eight years
old at the time the investigation was conducted,
offered conflicting accounts of what sort of
inappropriate conduct had occurred. According to
Franks's lawyer, there was a general lack of
consistency in the girls' testimony that caused the
jury to doubt their claims. It was this detail that the
defense used to help ensure Franks's acquittal.

4. Joe Tacopina is a well-known defense lawyer
whose cases have included those accused with
sexual misconduct charges. He was hired by
Michael Jackson to defend his manager during
Jackson's 2004 criminal trial.