(KNZA)--A special prosecutor has been appointed to handle the prosecution of a Holton man facing sex-related charges in six separate cases.
At the request of Jackson County Attorney Shawna Miller, former Shawnee County chief deputy district attorney Jacqie Spradling will serve as special prosecutor in the cases against 22-year-old Jacob Ewing.
In making the request, The Holton Recorder reports Miller cited a lack of time and resources to devote to what she called “ the biggest sexual assault case in the history of the state of Kansas.”
Miller recently asked the Jackson County Commission for the allocation of $20,000 in county funds for the services of Spradling.
Ewing pleaded "not guilty" last October to a total of 19 counts in the six cases. The cases, dating back to January 2014, involving five women and a teenage girl.
Jury trials in the cases have been set for this year, with the first beginning in March.
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