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Jury split in 16-year-old’s child molestation trial

Hall County Superior Court Judge Clint Bearden speaks with attorneys from both sides Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, at the bench during day one of the Jadyn Young child molestation trial. Young is being charged as an adult, since the 16-year-old was accused of a “sex act with a child who is less than 10 years of age.” - photo by Scott Rogers

02132019 YOUNG 2.jpg — Hall County Superior Court Judge Clint Bearden speaks with attorneys from both sides Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, at the bench during day one of the Jadyn Young child molestation trial. Young is being charged as an adult, since the 16-year-old was accused of a “sex act with a child who is less than 10 years of age.” - photo by Scott Rogers

Following seven hours of deliberations in the child molestation trial of 16-year-old Jadyn Young, the members of the jury expressed to Superior Court Judge Clint Bearden the divide between them.