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Mistrial declared in Orange County for man accused of sexually assaulting two children

He remains in the Orange County Jail, held on two $250,000 bonds.

ORANGE COUNTY, Texas — A mistrial was declared on Thursday in the case of a man prosecutors say sexually assaulted two children. 

Jimmy Wayne Carter is facing two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child in Orange County.

The jury could not reach a decision in the trial, and a mistrial was declared just after 4 p.m. 

He remains in the Orange County Jail, held on two $250,000 bonds. He's been there since his arrest on October 13, 2018 according to jail records. 

The district attorney's office will have to decide if the case will be retried.

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