By FRED GOUGH
Hutch Post

HUTCHINSON — The trial for a former Mulvane area man accused of rape, aggravated sexual battery and breach of privacy began Tuesday in Reno County District Court.

Jodie Mosier is accused of taking pictures of the victim when she should have had the expectation of privacy. This alleged crime occurring at the same time as the rape and sexual battery of a then 32-year-old woman at M&M Point at Cheney Lake on May 30, 2010.

On the stand Tuesday afternoon was Wichita Police Detective Virgil Miller, who works in the department’s Exploited and Missing Child Division. He testified on the investigation and said authorities seized the defendants computers and allegedly found evidence of the crime of rape. That included photos of the victim, when and where they were taken, which indicates Cheney Lake. Miller says they believe the photos were taken using a cellphone at the lake.

The victim reportedly had been drinking at the lake and might have passed out, according to testimony, and that’s when the alleged sexual assault occurred. Miller testified the incident allegedly occurred during an extended family camping trip over Memorial Day weekend.

The case is being tried in front of Judge Tim Chambers and continues today.