In late March, a San Diego Superior Court jury found ex-certified nursing assistant Matthew Fluckiger guilty on three counts related to sexual assaults at East County nursing homes. But jurors deadlocked on two others.
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After a two-week trial, during which the prosecution called more than 20 witnesses, the jury concluded that former certified nursing assistant Matthew Fluckiger sexually assaulted one woman twice in one hour. But the jury failed to reach a verdict on two other alleged victims.