Lazaro Aleman, ECB Publishing, Inc.
A Duval County man, who was recently convicted of sexual battery on a child by a local jury, received a life sentence on Monday, Aug. 13.
Norman Mosher, 64, of Jacksonville, was found guilty of various counts of sexual battery on a child and lewd and lascivious behavior on June 29, following a two-day trial.
The specific charges were two counts of sexual battery on a child under 12 years of age, one count of lewd or lascivious molestation, and two counts of lewd or lascivious exhibition.
Judge Dawn Caloca-Johnson on the Monday denied Mosher's motion for a new trial and sentenced him to life imprisonment on the first three counts, 15 years on count 4, and five years on count 5, without chance of parole.
The state charged that between June 2014 and December 2015, the defendant had engaged in sexual misconduct that was either in the presence of a minor child or involved actual physical contact with a child.
The state built its case on the testimony of two victims and family members plus several other witnesses, including a digital expert from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), and investigators from the State Attorney's Office and Jefferson County Sheriff's Office's (JCSO).
The state also presented pornographic material found on the defendant's electronic tablet.
The defense, for its part, presented three witnesses who were related to the defendant, largely basing its case on attempts to exploit discrepancies and inconsistencies in the young victims' stories. The defense did, however, concede upfront that the defendant had “a porn problem,” and that he required prescribed medications that sometimes clouded his memory.
It took the six-member jury a little more than an hour to find Mosher guilty on all charges.
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