TULSA (AP) -
Three employees of a Tulsa megachurch have waived their right to a
jury trial on misdemeanor charges that they did not promptly report the
rape of a 13-year-old girl.
Meanwhile, attorneys representing John and Charica
Daugherty - the son and daughter-in-law of the head pastor of Victory
Christian Center - say their clients will go to trial on the same
charges.
At a brief hearing Wednesday, employees Paul
Willemstein, Anna George and Harold "Frank" Sullivan waived their right
to a trial. A judge set a March 18 hearing where the three will enter
pleas and evidence about the alleged abuse will be presented.
Ex-Victory employee Chris Denman was sentenced in
December to 55 years in prison for raping the 13-year-old girl and other
sex crimes.
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