John T. Floyd

Our client was charged with Sexual Assault of a Child in Galveston, Texas after his step-daughter made false allegations. He was confused, perplexed, and scared. He had raised the child as his own, and it wasn’t until his marriage became extraordinarily hostile and divorce was imminent that an outcry was made that would change his life forever.
Charges were filed after an inadequate, poor law enforcement investigation that relied solely upon the child’s uncorroborated statement. Our client was never allowed to give his side of the story, and the investigator never went to the scene to verify the details of the child’s allegations. Investigators and prosecutors know they can rely on emotion and natural human bias to convict, so why bother, “just move on.”. After nearly a week of trial, a jury found our client not guilty.
Now that this case has been expunged and erased from the official records, a few private websites still promote his mugshot and allegations, which are slowly being removed from the internet. He is free, but he continues to struggle to regain his personal and professional reputation. These are some of the most challenging cases to try, and even after a “not guilty” verdict, the stain on a person’s reputation is difficult to remove.
Jury Found Client Not Guilty

Our client was charged with Sexual Assault of a Child in Bell Co. after his stepdaughter made allegations of sexual abuse before he returned home from his final deployment abroad. Our client was a TSgt with the Air Force and was nearing his twenty years of service to this Country. He was highly decorated, had been deployed 9 times to active conflict zones, and supported some of the most dangerous and high-profile missions. But all that mattered little to law enforcement after they received the complaint from the 14-year-old, who claimed she had experienced ongoing sexual abuse from our client for years before the outcry. The law enforcement investigator believed the child and did little other than review a forensic interview and medical reports that included the child’s narrative and talk to the mom, who was already on the verge of filing for divorce. The investigator never attempted to interview our client to get his side of the story, despite conflicting statements in the initial reports and indicators that the child was acting out against discipline at home. At trial, it became apparent the allegations by both the mom and the complaining witness were false. Both exaggerated complaints about our client’s military-like parently style and alleged he was controlling and abusive. They made contradictory statements about significant details and demonstrably false statements about several facts, including a recently fabricated allegation that our client had confessed. Our client took the stand and directly answered all questions posed to him by a skilled and experienced prosecutor. He did so honestly, without minimizing or avoiding them. Thankfully, the jury agreed with our theory of the case and returned a not-guilty verdict after seven(7) long hours of deliberation. We have filed the motion for expunction, and in a couple of months, all records of this stressful part of his life will be erased, and this true American hero will be able to start his life anew with the legal right to say he has never been arrested.
Sex Assault of a Child Not Guilty