OKLAHOMA
The Duncan Banner
By Christian Betancourt The Duncan Banner
Jody Hilliard, a 71-year-old retired assistant pastor accused of molesting an out-of-town 10-year-old female relative while she visited Duncan, will see a special district judge at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 16 for a preliminary hearing.
The hearing will qualify the evidence of the case in order to proceed to a higher court. Court documents state the mother of the victim and the investigating detective will be called as witnesses.
Hilliard faces two counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child under 12, a felony.
If convicted, court document state he could face a minimum of 25 years imprisonment and would have to serve 85 percent of his sentence.
The charges stem from an incident that allegedly occurred while the minor visited and stayed with Hilliard.
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