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A King County jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict to determine whether a former Seattle Public Schools volunteer coach accused of repeatedly raping a former Garfield High School student was guilty.

A hung jury prompted King County Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan to declare a mistrial in the criminal trial of Walter Jones late Tuesday morning, after five days of jury deliberations, which followed a week of testimony last month.

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