LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — A judge in Luzerne County declared a mistrial Thursday in a case against a former Crestwood School District band director.
Theron Roberts was the band director at Crestwood High School when he was accused of illegal and inappropriate contact with a student in 2019. Roberts was put on administrative leave when the allegations were first made, and later terminated.
Roberts was charged with indecent assault, corruption of minors, and harassment in December of 2021.
The jury hearing the case deliberated for 5 hours on Thursday before the judge ruled there had been a mistrial on all charges.
