Hilliard Waives Right to Speedy Trial, Case Continued until September

By Charlene Belew
Duncan Banner
April 6, 2017

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Jody Hilliard

On Wednesday, April 5, Jody Hilliard, a former assistant pastor from Duncan, waived his right to a speedy trial in a case which Hilliard allegedly committed lewd or indecent acts to a child under age 12.

According to court documents obtained from the Stephens County Courthouse, Hilliard, the defendant, requested and was met without objection on continuing his case and waiving speedy trial. His court date is set for Sept. 18, 2017. Docket call will be Aug. 28, 2017.

Hilliard was arrested in April 2016 when detectives with the Duncan Police Department received a report from the Department of Social Services in the state where the victim resides, advising them about ongoing sexual abuse while the minor was in Duncan.

The report stated Hilliard allegedly touched the victim in her private parts without clothes on and made the victim touch Hilliard in his genital area.

On Nov. 7, 2016, Hilliard pleaded not guilty.

According to the Oklahoma Supreme Court Network, Hilliard originally had two counts against him, but there are now five counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child under 12.