Give Kleist’s Der Zerbrochene Krug a read.

The judge in a child sexual assault trial that is receiving media attention from as far away as England and France was optimistic late Monday that she’d be able to dismiss many of the more than 150 members of a jury panel soon after their return at 9 a.m. today.

Defendant Raymond Merril Jessop is accused of sexually assaulting a child, an underage girl he is alleged to have taken as a wife. The clean-cut 38-year-old resident of the YFZ Ranch and member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints could serve two to 20 years in prison if found guilty.

He watched quietly all day Monday as 51st Judicial District Judge Barbara Walther worked to move forward the selection of 12 jurors and two alternates from among 153 Schleicher County residents who answered a summons for jury duty, including 17 members of Jessop’s sect.

“We’re hoping tomorrow we’re going to send most of you home,” Walther said Monday evening.

She dismissed all but 36 members of the jury panel and kept defense and prosecution attorneys after 5 p.m. Monday. The judge began having quiet discussions with lawyers and members of the jury panel who had various issues that could lead to their dismissal from the pool of potential jurors.

Source/Full Story: Abilene Reporter News

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