Clemens Is Found Not Guilty In Perjury Trial

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"Roger Clemens, the hard-throwing right-hander who intimidated even the toughest batters while becoming one of the best pitchers in baseball history, was acquitted Monday of charges that he lied to Congress in 2008 when he insisted he never used steroids or human-growth hormone during his remarkably lengthy career.

The verdict, which was rendered by a panel of eight women and four men who described themselves as largely uninterested in baseball, came on the second full day of deliberations. It was a major, especially painful, defeat for the government in its second failed attempt at convicting Clemens, whose legal problems highlighted baseball's continuing challenges with doping. As the counts of not guilty were announced in the courtroom, Clemens bit his lip and appeared to wipe tears from his eyes.

When it was clear he had been acquitted, Clemens hugged his wife and sons.

Fighting back tears, Clemens addressed the news media afterward and said he was thankful to everyone who followed his career. "I've put a lot of hard work into that career," he said. "

Source: New York Times