Three of the 'SA Four' women tell Bexar County judge 1994 sex assault never happened Judge is deciding whether they are innocent or if they should return to prison

Four San Antonio women known as the SA Four, from left, Kristie Mayhugh , Elizabeth Ramirez, Anna Vasquez and Cassandra Rivera, are back in Bexar County Court to determine if they should be declared actually innocent of a sexual crime that they were found guilty of, or possibly sent back to prison. Wednesday, April 22, 2015. less Four San Antonio women known as the SA Four, from left, Kristie Mayhugh , Elizabeth Ramirez, Anna Vasquez and Cassandra Rivera, are back in Bexar County Court to determine if they should be declared actually ... more Photo: Bob Owen, San Antonio Express-News Photo: Bob Owen, San Antonio Express-News Image 1 of / 122 Caption Close Three of the 'SA Four' women tell Bexar County judge 1994 sex assault never happened 1 / 122 Back to Gallery

Three of the four women who have come to be known as the San Antonio Four took the stand Wednesday in a Bexar County courtroom, telling a judge that the 1994 sexual assault of two young girls in 1994 that sent them to prison for more than 12 years never happened.

“The story told by two little girls at the courthouse (during the trials)... is just that — a fantastical story, told by two little girls,” said defense attorney Mike Ware in his opening statement, likening the truthfulness of the story to something from a Brothers Grimm fairy tale.

Elizabeth Ramirez, Anna Vasquez and Kristie Mayhugh testified on their own behalf before visiting state District Judge Pat Priest, who will listen to testimony and then prepare a recommendation for the Court of Criminal Appeals on whether the women should be declared actually innocent or even be sent back to prison.

One of the two girls who made the initial accusation and later recanted her testimony also took the stand Wednesday, according to the Expressnews.com.

The fourth woman, Cassandra Rivera, is expected to testify Thursday.