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Witnesses Take Stand in Pelo Trial
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 @12:38pm CST
Reported by: WMBD/WYZZ TV News Staff
WMBD/WYZZ – BLOOMINGTON - The jury in Jeff Pelo's trial is
hearing from the first witnesses. A
woman who prosecutors say Pelo stalked for a year did take the stand. Tuesday, the jury heard two very different
accounts of the former Bloomington Police Sergeant. Prosecutors say Pelo stalked and then
attacked his victims. Prosecutors also say Pelo used his job as an officer to
spot young women, track them, and rape them. Pelo is charged with four rapes dating back to
2002. Defense lawyers say Pelo is not
the man police are looking for. Pelo's
lead attorney says investigators did not find a definitive link to his client. After
two years of waiting, and almost a week of jury issues, the trial began
Tuesday. Pelo has pleaded not guilty to 35 counts of rape, stalking and
burglary.