KOSCIUSKO  — A jury trial has begun after Terry Shaw, Anderson, was accused of child molestation in August 2016. The trial began this morning, Feb. 6, in Kosciusko County Superior Court One With Judge David Cates presiding.

Terry Shaw

According to the affidavit of probable cause, Shaw was invited to stay at a summer residence in Syracuse. Eight days later Shaw got into an argument with one of the women at the residence and was told to leave. After he left the residence, a minor became emotional and told the woman that Shaw had touched her genital area.

An officer with the Syracuse Police Department spoke with the minor, who reported Shaw was on a sofa covered with a blanket. According to the minor, everyone else in the room was asleep, when Shaw pulled down the front of her shorts and under her underwear and touched her genital area. The girl said Shaw didn’t move his hand for minutes and she didn’t know what to do.

Shaw then pulled his hand from her shorts and he told her it was time for her to go to bed and that she better not tell anyone what occurred. The girl stated she was scared and did not feel safe telling anyone until after Shaw had left the residence.

The trial began with 12 jurors and one alternate juror being selected to serve. The jury selection process lasted around three hours. Many potential jurors were dismissed due to their inability to remain impartial with such a sensitive case.

The trial will continue this afternoon and expected to last two days.

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