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Oswald Scott Wilder trial begins Tuesday

Oswald Scott Wilder, charged with four sexual assaults in East Lansing last year, will appear for his jury trial on Tuesday in Ingham County Circuit Court.

Wilder allegedly committed four sexual assaults in East Lansing from late March to early May of 2013. Wilder previously waived his arraignment in circuit court, and confessed to the assaults to East Lansing police.

The first sexual assault occurred at the 1100 block of Grand River Avenue, where the victim told police she was grabbed from behind and assaulted while walking down the road.

The second occurred on April 20, around midnight near Coolidge Road. Surveillance footage showed Wilder following the victim out of the Meijer on Lake Lansing Road.

The third victim was entering her home when Wilder allegedly punched her in the face before dragging her to a shed in her backyard. The woman escaped. A fourth victim was attacked while walking in a parking lot near Abbott Pointe Apartments.

A habitual offender, Wilder could face life in prison if convicted. Wilder has been charged with one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, one count of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, two counts of assault with intention to commit sexual penetration, one count of gross indecency and three counts of unlawful imprisonment.

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