Enumclaw Courier-Herald, May 01, 2013

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By Kevin Hanson

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Weather The forecast for today, Wednesday, is sunny with a high of 63 and low of 42. Thursday’s high will be near 69 with a low of 45. Friday, Saturday and Sunday will remain sunny in the low 70s and overnight lows will remain in the mid to upper 40s.

Ambassador Coronation

Anna De Groot, center, was crowned Friday night as the 2013 King-Pierce Counties Dairy Ambassador during the 58th annual banquet at the VFW Hall in Enumclaw. At left is last year’s alternate Samantha Lanting and, at right, is last year’s ambassador Annie Birklid. Photo by Dennis Box

Malcolm Fraser jury trial begins By Dennis Box Editor

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ing a girl who was about 11 years old at the time. The charges were filed in March 2012 and Fraser entered a plea of not guilty on April 5, 2012. Fraser is represented by Ann Carey of the Seattle firm Carey & Lillevik and the King County deputy prosecuting attorney on the case is Jason Simmons. The first week of testimony wrapped up Thursday and will resume May 6. The jury of 12, with two alternates, is made up of four women and 10 men who were chosen from a pool of more than 300.

After a year of hearings, continuances and court appearances, the trial of Malcolm Fraser began April 3 in King County Superior Court in Kent before Judge Lori K. Smith. Fraser, a 40-year-old pastor with Malcolm Fraser Sound Doctrine church in Enumclaw, has been charged by the King County Prosecutor with two counts of rape of a child in Attorneys outlined their cases to the the first degree and two counts of child molestajury during opening statements in courtroom tion in the first degree. The charges allege the incidents occurred 4C at the Kent Regional Justice Center April 18. Simmons and Carey provided the jury with between Jan. 12, 2005, and May 31, 2006, involv-

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Opening arguments

Those who enjoy the Foothills Trail – whether out on a serious run or simply strolling with the family pooch – apparently have reason to celebrate. News out of Tacoma last week was that Pierce County government is looking at a supplemental budget request that would provide funds for the purchase of a “missing link” in the popular trail. Further, it was acknowledged that both the buyers and seller have agreed on terms. A momentary sticking point is that not all the needed funds are readily available. The Foothills Trail is a well-used amenity, stretching from Puyallup through Orting and east to Dwight

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detailed, and at times graphic, arguments in a case that is expected to last until the end of May. Following the openings the judge stated opening arguments are “not evidence” and only testimony during the trial is considered evidence, which is why jurors were not allowed to take notes during opening arguments.

The State

Simmons’ opening laid out the details of the state’s case. Fraser is accused of committing the crimes when he and his wife were living with the girl’s family in Enumclaw. According to the prosecutor’s case, Fraser repeatedly raped and molested the girl over a period of several months. The girl told a counselor in early March 2012 when she was 17 years old. The prosecutor said the girl had not told her parents of the alleged incidents, but had

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