Barstow, CALIFORNIA

NOT GUILTY of all charges. The jury deliberated just 90 minutes.

Jan 24, 2007 - Arrested on Jan. 24, 2006, he pleaded not guilty in an arraignment in March 2006. Today the trial began for James McKinley, a Cameron Elementary School teacher charged with sexually assaulting several of his former students.

Update Feb 3 - McKinley's trial is ongoing in Barstow. The prosecution has called 18 witnesses, including 13 students who were 8 to 10 years old at the time of the alleged incidents.

Update Feb 8 - The prosecution rests in the trial. The defense is scheduled to start Thursday then the trial will be suspended until Feb 14.

Update Mar 22 - The jury is deliberating.

Update Mar 23 - The jury deliberated less than 90 minutes before finding McKinley not guilty of all 22 counts alleging he molested 10 fourth-graders.

Although he was acquitted of criminal charges, school district spokeswoman Susan Levine said McKinley still faces dismissal under a state Education Code section dealing with immoral or unprofessional conduct, unsatisfactory performance or unfitness for service as grounds for unpaid suspension.