Former Casper businessman Tony Scott Cercy has been sentenced to 6-8 years for Third-Degree Sexual Assault. The verdict came down in District Courtroom 1A in the Townsend Justice Center, in Casper, with Judge Daniel Forgey presiding. Cercy was convicted of third-degree sexual assault in November of 2018. The conviction comes from an incident that occurred […]
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District Attorney Michael Blonigen discusses Cercy case, verdict, sexual assault cases
Natrona County District Attorney Michael Blonigen held an impromptu press conference following the verdict handed down in the case against Tony Scott Cercy, in Hot Springs County on Wednesday.
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Jury returns with Cercy verdict: Guilty
The jury has returned a verdict in the 3rd Degree Sexual Assault case against Tony Scott Cercy.
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Cercy jury recessed for night, start deliberating again Wednesday morning
They will resume deliberations tomorrow, November 21st.
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After closing arguments, Cercy trial handed to jury
The jury in the trial against Tony Scott Cercy began deliberations in the case, just after 12:10 pm, November 20th. This following impassioned closing arguments delivered by both the Natrona County District Attorney and a Denver-based defense attorney for the accused.
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After day of testimony, defense rests. Jury scheduled to get case Tuesday
After a day of testimony from experts and witnesses, including the wife of the accused, the defense has rested their case and the jury is expected to receive their instructions and begin deliberation on Tuesday November 20th.
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Prosecution rests case, Judge denies defense motion to dismiss charges
The Prosecution called its final witness on the morning of Monday, November 19th, before resting its case. Before the defense began its case, however, the jury was excused from the room and the judge denied a defense motion to dismiss the charges agains Tony Scott Cercy.
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Cercy trial recessed for the weekend after hearing expert testimony
The availability of expert witnesses for the prosecution’s case against Tony Scott Cercy led to an early recess for the weekend on November 16th, in Hot Springs County.
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Cercy Trial- Friend of Cercys testifies, new cell phone evidence introduced
Evidence that was pulled from the cell phones of the accuser and the accused was introduced today, in the 3rd Degree Sexual assault trial of Tony Scott Cercy.
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Cercy’s testimony from previous trial, read in Hot Springs
Selected pieces of testimony by Tony Scott Cercy, given at a February 2018 trial, were read into the record for the second trial in Hot Springs County, on November 15th.
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Prosecution continues case Wednesday afternoon in Cercy trial
The jury heard from multiple witnesses Wednesday during the the second trial against Tony Scott Cercy, as the prosecution continued its case. After a lunch break, the trial continued with the cross-examination o fan acquaintance of the accuser, with Denver-based defense attorney Jeff Pagliuca asking questions of the witness. Earlier in the day, when questioned […]
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Cercy trial- Jury hears from accuser’s father, friends, and Cercy party guests
Prosecution testimony continued on Wednesday, November 14th, in the case against Tony Scott Cercy. During the morning, the jury heard from the father of the accuser, as well as several people who identified themselves has having been friends of the accuser.
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Alleged victim takes stand in second Cercy trial
The woman who is accusing Tony Scott Cercy of 3rd Degree Sexual Assault took the stand Tuesday, November 13th, as part of the prosecution’s case against the Casper business man.
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First witnesses follow opening statement promising new evidence in Cercy Trial
Opening statements and witnesses were heard in Hot Springs County Tuesday.
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Jury selected in Tony Cercy trial
A jury for the second trial against Tony Scott Cercy has been selected in Wyoming’s Hot Springs County.
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Trump shaken by Ford, but pleased with Kavanaugh in hearings
Glued to high-stakes testimony on his Supreme Court nominee, President Donald Trump and his allies were shaken by Christine Blasey Ford’s emotional appearance on Capitol Hill but heartened by Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s forceful pushback against the woman who accused him of sexual misconduct.
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Casper man charged with sexual abuse of a minor
A Casper man is facing five felony charges, two of the charges include 1st Degree Sexual Assault.
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Cercy retrial scheduled for November
The retrial of Tony Scott Cercy on a charge of Unlawful Sexual Contact is tentatively scheduled for Mid November. In a hearing Thursday afternoon, Judge Daniel Forgey met with District Attorney Mike Blonigen, and the defense team for Cercy, to settle on a date for Cercy’s retrial. Cercy was found not-guilty on one count of […]
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District Attorney gives notice: Wants to retry Cercy on 3rd Degree Sexual Assault
Cercy was recently acquitted on two counts of Sexual Assault, one in the first degree and one in the second degree.
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Cercy Trial: Verdict
The jury of six men and six women appeared in court, before Judge Daniel Forgey and the accused, to announce the verdict.
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Cercy trial: Jury begins day two of deliberations
The jury in the sexual assault trial of a Casper business man was scheduled to begin their deliberations again Thursday morning.
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Cercy Trial: Jury released for day, will resume deliberation Thursday
The jury of six men and six women was allowed to return home for the evening, in the sexual assault trial of Tony Scott Cercy. They will resume deliberations tomorrow, Thursday, February 22nd.
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Cercy Trial: Case goes to jury
The jury will now decide the outcome of a Natrona County sexual assault trial against a Casper business man.