Desmond Triplett Sex Crime Trial Continues

Both the prosecution and defense have made their opening statements in the case involving a Casper man charged with sex crimes.

The prosecution says back in 1976, the then 15-year old victim/accuser, claims to have gotten pregnant with Desmond Triplett's child, and Triplett devised a plan for her to get an abortion in Colorado.

She claimed he also helped her run away to Triplett's family in Iowa where she briefly changed her ID and appearance, but she eventually came home.

The relationship continued, and the victim/accuser claims when she was 16, Triplett altered her birth certificate so they could get married.

They went to Douglas and the ones who issued the marriage license never checked for age.

She got pregnant again via Triplett, and eventually got divorced.

Two other then 14-year old victims/accusers claim in the mid 1970's, Triplett provided alcohol to them, and then had sex with them.

A fourth victim/accuser claims around 2010-2011, Triplett provided her many things such as food, clothing and Wicca books, and Triplett performed oral sex on her a number of times, as part as a Wicca initiation.

In 2013 when she turned 16, she revealed what was going on.

The defense said in their opening statements, there was some corroboration going on, alleging that one of Triplett's family members fed information to at least two of the accusers, and that the accusations against Triplett are unsupported.

There are also questions as to why accusation came out more than 40 years after they are alleged to have occurred, and why did some victims make their claims after others came forward.

Triplett has pleaded not guilty to three counts of immoral acts with a minor and three counts of second degree sexual abuse of a minor.

His trial scheduled to run all week.