A judge in San Jose has apologized to a Silicon Valley real estate magnate who was accused by his wife of committing a sadistic sexual assault that both prosecutors and the judge determined never happened.
The San Jose Mercury News says Superior Court Judge Ron Del Pozzo on Friday found 75-year-old Clyde Berg "factually innocent'' of the crime that his wife alleged took place in the couple's San Jose home in late 2012.
Ellena Berg claimed that when she was 9 months pregnant her husband kept her chained to a bed at gunpoint for two days and raping her with a golf putter.
The Santa Clara district attorney initially charged Clyde Berg with corporal injury of a spouse and sexual penetration by force. The charges were dropped last year after the judge concluded the evidence did not support the allegations.
Judge Apologizes to Silicon Valley Developer Charged With Wife's Assault
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