Prosecutors and defense lawyers Tuesday began the painstaking process of selecting a jury to hear the evidence against a former Spring Hill College student accused of raping a fellow student.
The process is moving a bit slower than in a typical trial. Vassil Kokali, 23, stands charged with first-degree rape. He faces a maximum penalty of life in prison, if convicted.
The allegations involving a pair of student-athletes rocked the campus of the private Catholic college last year. Cox chose to go public with her allegations and criticized the school for its handling of the complaint. Eventually, she filed a federal lawsuit against Kokali and the college. “I don’t think anyone wants to retry this case,” defense attorney Dom Soto said, alluding to a potential mistrial if multiple jurors were to be disqualified mid-trial and there were not enough alternate jurors to take their places.
Much of that evidence revolves around the conflicting accounts offered by alleged victim and defendant about what went on in the wee hours of the morning in March 2021.limiting what lawyers and witnesses may say about the case until after the trial. But Cox, who is from Tennessee, and Kokali, an international student from Italy, both have spoken publicly in the past.
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