All charges against former Zain Jaffer Vungle CEO, including an obscene act on a child, dismissed by a judge – TechCrunch

All charges against former Vungle CEO, Zain Jaffer, including a child sexual abuse, were dropped. According to a statement by Jaffer officials, San Mateo County Judge Stephanie Garratt dismissed the charges today. Jaffer was arrested last October and charged with several serious offenses, including an obscene act against one of his children, mistreatment of a police officer

The referral is confirmed by the online records of the County Superior Court. San Mateo. The case (number 17NF012415A) was to be judged by a jury at the end of the month of August.

Jaffer, whose full name is Zainali Jaffer, said:

Being falsely accused of these crimes was a terrible experience, which had a profound and lasting impact on my family and the employees of my company. The people closest to me knew that I was innocent and I was convinced that all the charges against me would eventually be dismissed. I would like to thank the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office for having carefully reviewed and reviewed all the information and all the evidence in this case and to have dropped all the charges. I am also incredibly grateful for the continued and unwavering support of my wife and family, and look forward to having a great time with them.

Vungle, Jaffer's young mobile business, co-founded in 2011, removed it from the company immediately after taking notice of the charges in October. TechCrunch has contacted Vungle and the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office for comments.