Trial against man accused of child abuse continues into fourth day | Features

The trial began Tuesday in Riley County District Court and was expected to end Thursday, but it lasted an extra day because the defense presented evidence and testimony Friday.

Prosecutors alleged Thursday that Gooden-Heit uploaded images of a young girl who was nude on the afternoon of July 26, 2022, at 5:10 p.m., then deleted them the same evening at 8 p.m.

Defense attorney Andy Vinduska said the times were misleading, pointing out several times images were uploaded on different dates and times by the victim’s friend.

Riley County Attorney Bethany Fields called in former McPherson County Detective Craig Hansen to testify about a 2010 incident in which Hansen was called to discover that then-15-year-old Gooden-Heit had nude photos of a minor on a Nintendo DSI.

The case was tried in McPherson County in 2011.

Vinduska questioned the testimony, arguing that Gooden-Heit was a minor at the time of the incident.

On Thursday, the Public Prosecution Service closed the case.