BEAUMONT, Texas — Jury selection for the trial of a China man accused of sexually abusing a child began Monday.
(Editor's note: The above video is from a June of 2019 newscast.)
Jake Lee Ducote, 42, is charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child and indecency with a child. At least six incidents involving Ducote and the 13-year-old victim are documented in a probable cause affidavit, according to file stories.
The alleged abuse happened between November 2017 and September 2018, according to a probable cause affidavit. Charges were filed after the victim spoke to investigators at the Garth House.
Ducote was indicted on the charges in 2019. Continuous sexual abuse of a child is a first degree felony, and indecency with a child is a second degree felony.
The trial is set to be held before Judge Raquel West.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
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