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_ . r . .552.117 . I 552.1 u - - : : _ = _ u _T his m atter has dev astated M r. M oore arf F e J M r. M oore is a retired 1. C olonel w ithth e U .S . Army . Mr. Moore s ta rte d a sec o~ career ' in edu cation, and has bee a s ch oo l te ac he rin the K illeen J.S .O . (see attached new s clipp ing), M r. M oore ~ %4t!zg CJ7;3land w ell respecied in h is com m unity. A t the tim e in qu estio 'n , ' M r. M oore w as in Tarranr'Cou nty attending a gradu ate school program at U TA to fu rther his second career. H e w ou ldstay in A rlington at the apartm ent where th is ev ent allegedly occu rreQ . du ring the w eek , andretu rn to his hom e in H arker H eights, Texas to spend the w eekends w~ D ue to thisaccu sation, the K illeen I.S .D . had no 'choice bu t to rem ove M r. M oore ITO \'the classroom andpu t him at an adm inistrativ e desk job w hile this case is pending . The school istrict appears t obe supportiv e, bu t (hey felt they had n o c ho ic e. 552 .1-17........-----...,jIn sum m ary , M r. M oore is a p erso n w i th a spotless record and repu tation . W h ile in the militaryhe carried secu rity clearances that are av ailable only after an extensiv e background check . Itis ou r position that M r. M oore is gu ilty of no crim e, and should not be indicted for th is offense.If the you ng lady w as peering in Mr. M oore's w indow , and saw him in a state of undress, thenat worst , this is a case of indecent exposu re u nder Section 21.08 T exas P enal C ode w hich says,"a person com m its an offense if he exposes any part of h is genitals w ith in ten t to arou se orgratify the sexu al desire of any person, and he is reckless abou t w hether another is p resent whowill he offended or alarm ed by his act." If there is no in ten t to arou se or gratify anyone'ssexu al desire , then reck less exposu re of genitals w ou ld v io late the disorderly condu ct law u nderSection 42 .0 1(a)(12) or the Texas Penal Code. R eference to these other offenses is not intendedto be nn admission ' of wrongdoing on Mr. Moore's part, bu t are memloned a s s ug ge ste dalternativ es in the ev ent the grand ju ry believ es there is p robable cau se to find that M r. M oor-ewa s r ec kl es s in being able to be seen in a state of undress by someone peering in his w indow .Thank you for you r consideration of ou r position . W e realize you m ust make d if fi cu l t d e ci si on sin you r serv ice as grand Ju rors. W e can only ask that you carefu lly rev iew M r. M oore 's casebefore making y ou r d ec is io n.Sincerely,

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BALL & HASEATl'O RN EY SAN D CO UN SELO RS AT LAW

WESBALLBOAf lD GERT lf lI !:D -cmMINAL LAWTEXAS BOARD OF LEGAL SPEC lAL IZATl ON4025 W O OD LAN D PAR K BLV D,SUITE 200A R LIN CT ON . T EX AS 76019

D ON HASEBOAR D CBR T IF lE D ,C R lM lN A L LAW' J" ltXAS BOARD OF LEG.. tL SPEC lAL lZATION T eL EPHON E (8 17 ) 8 6n . .5 0QOTELEFAX (8~7) 8606645

TO W HOM IT MAY CON CERN :R E: JA MES K EITH MOORED ATE : JU LY 27 ,1998

On th is d ate, a ll cha rges ag ainst M r. M o ore were dropped by th e T arra nt C ou nty D i stric tA t to rn ey' s Of f ice . The prosecutor a ssig ned to th e c as e f il ed a M otion To D ism iss th e case, andthe presiding judge entered an order of dismissal. A copy of th is d oc ume n t is attached.

This action effec tiv ely ends the case against Mr. M oore . The re aso n s ta te d for thedismissal w as th at thes .Q!!1plain ing witness re fu se d to a pp ear in court in Texas to testify. W h ileM r. M oore w ou ld hav e lik ed to hav e been vindicated in court by a v erdict of not guilty from ajury, th e S ta te 's M o tio n to D ism iss p rev ented a ju ry from hearing the case. W e had no doubt thatthe ju ry w ou ld hav e acqu itted Mr. Moore when they heard the ev idence. It is our position thatthe com p la inin g w itness em b ellished a story that continu ed to get larg er as it was repeated. H erreluctance to appear in cou rt a nd testify is to u s a c oncessio n that the story bad gotten ou t of handan d that she did no t w ant to repeat, w hat she knew not to be tru e in c ou rt u n de r oath. Thisco up led w ith virtually no investigation on the part of the U TA police departm ent w ho made u ptheir m inds at the beginning j u sti fie s, t he c on cl u sio n that Mr. Moore w as innocent of theaccusa t ions against him . _ I " ' . . . . . .! " 5 ) " = " ~ 2 " " " . " " ' 1 _ 1 ~ 7 ~ _ - ~ - _ ~ _ "

U ndou bted ly . this w hole ep isode has wreaked havoc OU 3? z- ~u ght u p inwhat ca n best be described as a nightmare , It is ou r hope that th e favorable disPosl

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MO TIO N TO D ISM ISSTO TH E H ON OR ABLE JUD GE O FSAID CO UR T:

NOW COMES the State ofTeu.s by -and through her Cri.tninal Oiltriet Attort\ey. IUld. . . . . -- " . . . .-~ .'~---"''''''__-- ~------"~ . -l'e5peetfuDy requests the Cour t to !llstniP the above entitled I l11dDUi l l . bend crieinll aetioQ for: ' ..the reason:_ DMDl IMufficient evidenee. (Specify)

.~ . .. ,-I _, " - " " '-._-__ ' D M02 The defendant wat convieted in Ca~ N o. _~ on, the _-=-,-, - d t l y oT__ ._- , 19 _.

-,_ DM 03 The com plain ing witnell has req uested diim isaal _ . affidav it on file> . v ,__ DM0-4 Th e e a se h a s b e en r e rl le d /r ei ,n d ic te d UCau se N o. __ --- __ _ ._ DM0 5 The defen da nt h as n ev er b een apprehended._.__ . D M06 Th, deCandlllt is deeeased - death certi tic8.te on m e ,

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.1. -- I It _ ._ ..~~ . .'. .K ILLEEN IN DEPEN DEN T SC HO O L DISTRICT

P . O . B O X 9 fi7 2 . 0 0 N OR TH W . S . Y O UN G D RIV E KJJ J .BEN. TEXAS 7 6 54 0 .0 9 67254/501.0000

O r. C harle s P atte J'S Q nSuperintendent

August 31, 1998

!Mr. Jam. e:'1(ei.th~onre . 1 - - ~2 2 : : : : : > -=Dear Mr. Moore:On or about June 17, 1997, you were arrested by the University ofTexas at Arlington Police Department on the charge of indecencywith a child. As a result, an investigation was conducted byKISO; our f in di ng s .d id not support the charges against you.The allege~ actions 9n yo~r part, bad they b~en ~roven,.wouldhave eonstltuted a vlolatJ.on of law and of DJ.str:l.ctol~cy,including asa minimU:Jllhe Code of Ethics,and Standard Practicesfor Te xa s E du ca to rs [Board poliey D B (Exhibit}]. This D istrictwould not tolerate behavior such as that alleged and would takeimmediate disciplinary action against violators I up to andincluding termination of employment.Although our investigation did not support the charges against.you, this letter is to advise you that you, as well as alldistrict employees, are expected to obey all laws and Districtpoliey. Should you have any questions in this matter, pleasecontact me at 501-0043.Sincerely,

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