A judge has abruptly dismissed four counts of second-degree sexual assault a New Haven rabbi and landlord had been facing, leaving him charged only with four counts of risk of injury to a child.

The New Haven Register reports that the judge dismissed the charges Monday on the last day of testimony in 79-year-old Rabbi Daniel Greer’s trial. Greer controls around 50 residential properties in the city through a network of nonprofits.

The request was made by William Dow III, Greer’s attorney, who told the judge that under Connecticut law, allegations of sexual assault must be reported by the alleged victim to authorities within five years of the purported offenses.

A New Jersey man, now 31, alleged Greer sexually assaulted him multiple times when he attended the Yeshiva of New Haven school from 2001 to 2005. The man was awarded $15 million in a civil lawsuit on those allegations – a verdict Greer is appealing.

After a break to study the law, the judge agreed with Dow.