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WATCH: Jacob Blake In Court To Face Charges of Sexual Assault, Pleads Not Guilty

Ashe Schow
WATCH: Jacob Blake In Court To Face Charges of Sexual Assault, Pleads Not Guilty
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Jacob Blake, who was paralyzed from the waist down following a police shooting as he was arrested, appearing via Zoom to pleaded not guilty to the charges against him that led to his arrest on August 23.

Appearing remotely from his hospital bed with his attorney, Patrick Cafferty, Blake pleaded not guilty to felony third-degree sexual assault, misdemeanor trespassing, and disorderly conduct connected to domestic abuse. His attorney waived a reading of the charges and a preliminary hearing.

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