Verdict in for former assistant principal accused of unlawfu

outset in sussex county. the verdict was handed down today for – edward scott husbands – the former delaware elementary school assistant principal – accused of unlawful sexual contact with three underage girls. that verdict – not guilty. 47 abc’s julian sadur – has been following the trial and now joins us live in studio. julian what could have led the jury to exonerate husbands on all three charges? dave -the defense told the jury how essentially this case was about custody of the two kids – and it seems the jury believed that. to explain that – i have to explain the story of husbands and his now ex wife kim bullock – and how this all may have started the night their marriage officially fell apart. track from the beginning – the defense framed their case as one about custody. edward scott husbands – who goes by scott and his now ex wife kim bullock had a failing marriage – that hit a breaking point in june of 2014. one night – while at a baseball tournament – husbands and bullock were out with other families – at one point husbands grew tired and took the kids to bed. bullock stayed out – and testified that she didn’t return in the early morning hours the next day. eventually admitting to husbands that she had been unfaithful. during the trial both husbands and bullock testified that at that point the marriage was over. eight days later – bullock brought charges to delaware department of services for children – that husbands had sexually touched three teenage girls – while they were at sleepovers at the family house. husbands testified that all the allegations – were a product of bullocks imagination – and that he would never commit such disgusting acts. calling it a desperate attempt to gain custody of her children by any means necessary. during the trial – the court heard testimony from the three alleged victims – but it was arguably the testimony of husbands’ own daughter that planted doubt in the jury’s mind. his daughter – testifying that her mother and her aunt both told her to lie to detectives about her dad having sexual relations with her friends. now – ultimately its only speculation as to what led the jury to not convict husbands of any of the three charges of unlawful sexuaul contact. however what we do know – is that they believed the state did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that husbands ever touched those children. dave – back to you. thanks julan. that’s 47 abc’s julian sadur reporting live in the studio for us tonight. in crisfield– many are now