Charges of child sexual assault filed against Morris Douglas Jaffe III, the former CEO of the

HSB Resort, were dismissed after a Llano County grand jury chose not to re-indict him. The

decision not to re-indict was made following presentation of the case to a new grand jury due to

changes in the original charges made by the District Attorney's Office.

A grand jury originally indicted Jaffe in June on two charges of sexual assault of a child under

17 years of age. Jaffe turned himself in to the Lampasas County Sheriff's Office following a

warrant issued for his arrest. He immediately posted a $100,000 bond and was released after

booking.

As the case proceeded, the DA's Office changed the charges from sexual assault of a child

under 17 years of age to the more severe charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child under

14 years of age.

The case had to be presented again to a grand jury because of the change in the charges. The

second grand jury was comprised of new of jurors. After hearing the second presentation of

charges, the new grand jury declined to indict. The DA's Office then moved to dismiss the case.

According to a Motion to Dismiss filed by the DA's Office, the charges were changed because

of an error in the original indictment. The DA's Office said they would not pursue the case

further unless credible new evidence came forward.

Jaffe III is the eldest son of HSB Resort owner Douglas Jaffe, Jr. and served as CEO of the

Resort from 2005 until 2012.