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Instead, they were “erroneously instructed” about a standard of proof required for a “presentment,” which would mean having a “reasonable ground for believing the defendant has committed” an alleged crime.

The grand jury presentment accused him of abusing two girls in the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, area, by groping them, sometimes in the guise of wrestling.

“Unresolved is the question of whether the special purpose grand jury’s final report constitutes a presentment,” the judge wrote, adding that he will hold a hearing on Jan. 24 on that issue.

When they attempted to stop the boys, "a shot went off" and broke a rear passenger window, the presentment added.

Mendoza was also charged with voluntary manslaughter and other charges, according to a grand jury presentment unsealed Monday.