Former Lowcountry Substitute Teacher Found Not Guilty of Sexual Assault

On August 20, 2026, the Adams & Bischoff team, led by Scott Bischoff, successfully defended a physician who was wrongfully accused of inappropriately touching a teenager in 2018. A Charleston County jury reached a not guilty verdict at the end of a three-day trial where our client was facing prison time, lifetime sex offender registration requirements, and loss of his medical license.

Our attorneys at Adams & Bischoff worked tirelessly to obtain out-of-state school records that proved the accuser had a motive to make the false allegation at the time it was first made, four years after the alleged incident. These records proved to be one of the differences in the case, as Scott Bischoff relentlessly challenged the accuser’s account and highlighted the extreme rush to judgment by the police, where the decision to arrest our client was made after the initial interview with the accuser without any eyewitnesses and without knowing anything about the credibility of either the accuser or our client.

During closing argument, Scott Bischoff drove home the fact that we are all innocent until proven guilty in this country, and starting an investigation from the other side of that perspective – guilty until proven innocent – was something we simply cannot accept in our community, or else we are all at risk of losing our freedom at the hands of the government. “We believed in Rob since day one,” Scott told a reporter outside the courthouse after the team’s victory. He could not have summed it up any better. The entire Adams & Bischoff team contributed countless hours of their time assisting Scott Bischoff with this trial for a client that everyone knew was wrongfully accused.

Cases like this show how much is at stake once a criminal charge threatens your freedom and your reputation. A skilled criminal defense attorney can examine the evidence against you and challenge weaknesses in the case, working to protect your rights from the moment charges are filed. If you find yourself or a loved one facing an allegation, contact a team of lawyers who are dedicated to the cause and work tirelessly to ensure their clients receive the best possible result in their case. Contact Adams & Bischoff today for a free consultation.