KEARNEY (NEBRASKA)
KHGI TV
Jan. 6, 2020
Jury selection began Monday in Valley County District Court as the trial of an Ord priest got underway.
John Kakkuzhiyil is charged with forcible sexual assault, according to court records.
They say an Ord woman claims the priest poured her a drink that caused her to black out and she woke up to find Kakkuzhiyil assaulting her.
A jury of 12 and two alternates will be picked out of a pool of 75.
Many in that pool admitted they knew either Kakkuzhiyil or the alleged victim.
Opening statements could begin as early as Monday afternoon.
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