DENVER | A rural eastern Colorado school superintendent has been acquitted of six of the seven child sexual assault charges against him.

The Denver Post reported Monday that the jury could not reach a decision on the seventh charge against Kenneth Cody Weber, leading the judge to declare a mistrial. That seventh charge is sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust with a pattern of abuse.

The Karval School District in December 2016 told parents in the district that Weber had been placed on administrative leave.

A status conference has been scheduled for May 16.

Karval is located 75 miles east of Colorado Springs.

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Information from: The Denver Post, https://www.denverpost.com

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