Kansas couple ordered to stand trial in sex assault case

A Topeka, Kansas, couple has been ordered to stand trial on charges that they sexually assaulted a child since 2008.

The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://bit.ly/1O1A0uH) reports that 37-year-old Kenneth Seel and 34-year-old Tiffany Seel are to stand trial on felony counts of rape, aggravated indecent liberties with a child, sodomy, and endangering a child.

Kenneth Seel was ordered on Thursday to stand trial on 12 counts. His wife was bound over in October for trial on 11 felony counts and a misdemeanor battery count.

Both Seels have pleaded not guilty.

Tiffany Seel’s trial tentatively is scheduled to begin on Jan. 25, while her husband’s trial is set for May 23.


Information from: The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal, http://www.cjonline.com.