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Government

Aug. 12, 2009

Prosecutors to Seek Re-Trial In Case of Top Psychiatrist

Prosecutors announced Monday they will seek a retrial for a prominent San Mateo psychiatrist accused of molesting his young patients.

By Dhyana Levey
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Prosecutors announced Monday they will seek a retrial for a prominent San Mateo psychiatrist accused of molesting his young patients.

San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Beth Labson Freeman declared a mistrial last month when the jury deadlocked on whether William Hamilton Ayres, 77, committed felony lewd and lascivious acts on six children under age 14 during therapy sessions between 19...

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