Overview
- A La Cote / Nyon district court acquitted Joey Mawson on all charges on Friday after judges ruled there was reasonable doubt and not enough evidence to convict him.
- The case stemmed from an allegation that the nurse was sexually assaulted twice in 2019 after a party at the Schumacher family residence in Gland, Switzerland.
- Prosecutors relied on the nurse's testimony, hospital and forensic reports and text messages while the defence stressed Mawson's denial, his claim of consensual sex and his limited memory due to heavy drinking.
- The nurse said she felt devastated by the verdict and described personal and professional fallout including dismissal, while Mawson's lawyer said the decision lets his client move on.
- Reporters and court documents noted the Schumacher household's strict confidentiality and the long gap between the alleged 2019 events and the 2022 complaint as key factors that affected available evidence and witness memory.