HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014 07-23 Jacoby Kindred trial underway MAPLEWOOD REVIEW Jacoby Kindred
trial underway
Maplewood man in a dresser drawer. It
referenced forced sexual
charged with acts involving Kindred.
sexually abusing The mother told police
that the girls would
two young girls often spend the night at
Kindred's Maplewood
Testimony began home.
Monday,July 14,in the According to the com-
trial of Jacoby Kindred plaint, one of the girls
Sr., 61, who is accused said the abuse started
of sexually abusing two when she was about 7.
young girls,multiple She reportedly said he
times over'the span of a touched her inappro-
decade. priately, raped her and
During opening state- forced her to engage in
ments, Ramsey County oral sex.
prosecutors alleged the The other girl said that
abuse began when both Kindred began abusing
girls were about 6 years her when she was about
old and went on until 6,telling her it"wasn't a
just recently. bad thing,"according to
The girls,who are sis- the complaint,and"that
ters and now ages 14 the devil was inside of
and 16, testified on the her and he could take
witness stand last week. the demons out of her."
Kindred's attorney, She alleged that Kin-
Gary Wolf,told the jury dred started having'
that his client would'tes- intercourse with her
tify in his own defense when she was 15,saying
at a later rime. that if she had sex with
In December 2013,the him, he wouldn't tell I
Ramsey County attor- her mom that she went
ney's office charged Kin- to her boyfriend's house
dred with first-degree when she wasn't sup-
criminal sexual conduct. posed to, the complaint
According to the crimi- stated.
nal complaint, Kindred, Kindred has denietta t
who is related to the the allegations. Accord-
victims, committed the ing to the complaint,he
crimes at homes where told authorities that he
he lived in Maplewood is a pastor at a Chris-
and St.Paul during over- tian church called One
night stays and in a St. Accord Ministries,
Paul'store's parking lot. which doesn't have a
Their mother reported building. On his Face-
the alleged abuse after a book page,he is repeat-
cousin reportedly found edly referred tows"Prea-
a letter written by one cherMan Kindred."
of the.girls.The letter,
which was similar to a JUL 2 3 2c114,Faklis
diary entry,was tucked