A jury on Thursday acquitted former Newport News police officer Robert Jones on all counts in a sexual assault case, and found daycare provider Kristi Lynn Cline not guilty on two of the most serious charges she faced. The jury was hung on the remaining counts against Cline.
Robert F. Jones, a former Newport News police officer, and daycare provider Kristi Lynn Cline face multiple sexual assault charges. They have both denied the allegations, made by a woman who said the pair abused her repeatedly as a child for more than a year.