PITTSBURGH (AP) - Jurors have acquitted a former Pittsburgh restaurant owner of simple assault and stalking but deadlocked on charges of sexual assault and burglary.
An Allegheny County judge Wednesday ordered a mistrial on those counts against 47-year-old Adnan Pehlivan and said a new trial would be rescheduled within 90 days.
Prosecutors alleged that Pehlivan - owner of now-closed Istanbul Sofra - stalked a woman and her friends from a bar to their home last May, then broke in and sexually assaulted her.
Defense attorney Lee Rothman contended that the alleged victim simply regretted a “hookup” and wanted to save herself the embarrassment.
Jurors had deliberated since about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, asking to hear the 911 call again and to see surveillance footage of the women entering and leaving the bar.
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