Three months after a trial against a former Juneau chiropractor accused of sexual assault ended in mistrial , the new public defense team is asking for more time to review the case before a second trial.

Fourteen former patients accused Jeffrey Fultz of sexual assault under the guise of medical care. They say the incidents took place during medical appointments between 2014 and 2020 while he was employed at Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium in Juneau.

In September, his trial ended in a hung jury on 14 counts of felony sexual assault, and two not guilty counts. One of the 14 counts has since also been dismissed . The state is attempting to retry the remaining charges that are eligible to be considered again.

The court assigned Fultz a public defender

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