Court to discuss retrial date William Ayres on Friday

A court hearing to discuss a retrial date for the once-prominent San Mateo child psychiatrist is scheduled for Friday. On Aug. 28, the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office formally announced it would retry Ayres, 77, on charges of molesting six former male patients. A mistrial was declared in July when the jury deadlocked on all charges.

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