Hung jury prompts judge to declare mistrial in case of NC 14-year-old girl's sexual assault

A hung jury prompted a judge to declare a mistrial in the case of a man charged in connection to the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl. Authorities say six men were involved in the assault at a 2018 Halloween party in Carolina Beach.

Brayden Walker was the only defendant in the case who hadn’t already pled guilty. He’s facing two counts of first degree sexual exploitation of a minor for the assault, which officials say was videotaped and photographed as it was happening.

The six men in the case were not arrested until two and a half years after the assault, when evidence surfaced from a house party. Walker’s co-defendants have pled guilty to dozens of charges but have not yet been sentenced.