Jetton bound over for trial, next hearing set for March 10

Former Speaker of the House Rod Jetton, R-Marble Hill, was bound over for trial today after a preliminary hearing in Scott County Circuit Court. He will be arraigned 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 10, according to online court records.

The primary witness against Jetton was his alleged victim:

She described flirting with Jetton prior to his visit and acknowledged that some of their texts may have been racy and implied that they would have sex, but said she resisted advances from him that night.

After drinking wine that Jetton had brought, she said she began to feel groggy and disoriented. Soon after that, Jetton began assaulting her – first striking her on the face, then binding her wrists, then choking her. She said she lost and regained consciousness several times, coming to for the last time that night while he was having sex with her and striking her on the leg.

As he did so, she said, he demanded that she call him “sir.”

“I was unable to see and I couldn’t talk, but I knew if I could at least say, ‘Yes sir,’ I would live,” she said from the stand.