A former teacher on the Onondaga Nation in New York faces a second trial for allegedly abusing students.

Albert Scerbo, 46, was accused of abusing or endangering 17 girls on the reservation. He was convicted of only two counts but a judge set the verdict aside.

An appeals court, however, reinstated two charges. A judge is meeting with attorneys today to schedule a new trial.

Before his first trial, Scerbo said he is the victim of character assassination. He suggested the girls were coached by Onondaga clan mothers to say they were abused.

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Former Onondaga Nation School teacher Albert Scerbo to be tried again for sexual abuse in Onondaga County Court (The Syracuse Post-Standard 5/6)

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