Potential jurors questioned in ex-Oklahoma cop's rape case
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jury selection is underway for the trial of an ex-Oklahoma City police officer accused of sexually assaulting and victimizing 13 women on his police beat.
Daniel Holtzclaw faces 36 counts of rape, sexual battery and other charges that carry a possible sentence of life in prison.
Prosecutor Gayland Gieger on Monday asked dozens of potential jurors if they could trust someone who has a criminal record or a drug addiction — as many of Holtzclaw's accusers do. Holtzclaw's attorney, Scott Adams, said he would examine accusers' pasts, sometimes with uncomfortable questions.
Daniel Holtzclaw sits in a courtroom in Oklahoma City, Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, for jury selection in his trial. Holtzclaw is a former Oklahoma City police officer facing dozens of charges alleging he sexually assaulted women while on duty. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Holtzclaw kept a blank expression throughout the hearing. After potential jurors left, he stood in a corner of the courtroom and wept before a sheriff's deputy led him away.
A jury will likely be seated Tuesday.
Daniel Holtzclaw, right, is escorted to a courtroom in Oklahoma City, Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, for jury selection in his trial. Holtzclaw is a former Oklahoma City police officer facing dozens of charges alleging he sexually assaulted women while on duty. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Daniel Holtzclaw arrives for jury selection in his trial in Oklahoma City, Monday, Nov. 2, 2015. Holtzclaw is a former Oklahoma City police officer facing dozens of charges alleging he sexually assaulted women while on duty. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Gayland Gieger, Oklahoma County assistant district attorney, sits in a courtroom for jury selection in the case of Daniel Holtzclaw in Oklahoma City, Monday, Nov. 2, 2015. Holtzclaw is a former Oklahoma City police officer facing dozens of charges alleging he sexually assaulted women while on duty. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Daniel Holtzclaw, left, talks with his attorney, Scott Adams, right, in a courtroom in Oklahoma City, Monday, Nov. 2, 2015. Holtzclaw is a former Oklahoma City police officer facing dozens of charges alleging he sexually assaulted women while on duty. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Daniel Holtzclaw, left, talks with his attorney, Scott Adams, right, in a courtroom in Oklahoma City, Monday, Nov. 2, 2015. Holtzclaw is a former Oklahoma City police officer facing dozens of charges alleging he sexually assaulted women while on duty. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
