Judge orders mistrial in child molesting case

A rare mistrial was declared Wednesday morning in the case of a Clarksville man accused of molesting a young girl at her home in New Albany. Floyd County Superior Court No. 1 Judge Susan Orth granted a mistrial after the alleged victim's mother, testifying before the jury on the second day of trial, made a statement the judge previously ruled was not admissible. Jerry L. Askren was charged in August of 2009 with class A felony child molesting and with being a repeat sexual offender