“We are making sure the jurors feel safe and are safe, and we think we have set up a pretty good system,” Harper said.Basically, when you install Net Nanny to your computer or laptop – you can easily manage your profile by entering a certain age of your children and choose a list of particular points to follow. Potential jurors will have the opportunity to view an orientation film prior to trial at. In the case of inclement weather, potential jurors will be asked to wait in their vehicles and will be called on mobile phones to appear. Jurors will deliberate in the courtroom, not the jury room, to allow them to stay socially distant. Witnesses and lawyers will be allowed to lower their masks or be allowed to wear clear shields to allow them to speak, Harper said. A disinfecting fogger will be used in the courtroom at regular intervals along with four air purifiers with a heat component that kills viruses on contact, court officials said.Īttorneys will stay safe distances away from witnesses while questioning them.

The bench and clerk area have been fitted with sneeze guards. Jurors will be selected in morning and afternoon shifts of no more than 30 to maintain social distancing, with jurors’ seats separated and the courtroom arranged to limit the number of spectators.Īttorneys and court personnel will wear plastic gloves while handling exhibits and be wearing protective masks. Sprague was one of 10 men arrested in the March 2018 Net Nanny operation targeted at child sex predators.Ĭourt documents said Sprague answered a Craigslist ad posted by an undercover State Patrol sergeant and proceeded to engage in email and text messages with an undercover detective. Sprague is being tried on charges of first-degree attempted rape of a child and second-degree attempted rape of a child, both Class A felonies punishable by a maximum of life in prison and/or a $50,000 fine.

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