The superintendent of the Mercer County School District has been found not guilty of all criminal charges.
A judge ruled in favor of Tim Farquer’s defense’s request for a judgment of acquittal on Friday morning, which says the prosecution did not present enough evidence for a reasonable jury or judge to find the defendant guilty after it rested its case.
Farquer directed requests for comment following the acquittal to attorney Lindsey Lusk, who gave a prepared statement and took no further questions.
Farquer was facing four Class 3 felony counts of official misconduct, two Class A misdemeanors of computer tampering, and two Class A misdemeanors of unauthorized access to medical records.
Farquer has been on paid administrative leave since his arrest last September.
WRMJ has reached out to Mercer County State’s Attorney Grace Waldrup, the Aledo Police Department and the Mercer County School District for comment.