CONWAY, Ark. (AP) - Sexual assault charges have been dropped against an Arkansas doctor after prosecutors said a witness was not able to testify at trial.
Last year, a jury acquitted Dr. Robert Rook on eight counts of sexual assault, but that jury could not reach a decision on eight additional charges. Prosecutors had accused Rook of sexually assaulting more than a dozen women.
Two former patients testified at the previous trial that Rook fondled them under the guise of a breast exam they didn't request, but Rook's attorney argued that his client is innocent.
Rook's retrial had begun Wednesday, but prosecutor Jason Barrett said Thursday that the state moved to drop the remaining charges because a witness felt she could not endure the stress of a trial.
Sexual assault charges dropped against Arkansas doctor
Last year, a jury acquitted Dr. Robert Rook on eight counts of sexual assault, but that jury could not reach a decision on eight additional charges.
