CENTENNIAL, Colo.—Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a man accused in the presumed death of his daughter who may have been dead two years before he contacted authorities in 2005.
Aaron Thompson faces 60 charges, including fatal child abuse in the disappearance of his daughter Aarone (AIR’-uh-nay). Aurora police suspected foul play when among other things, Thompson couldn’t provide recent pictures of the girl when he reported her missing in November 2005. She would have been 6.
Court officials say about 1,500 jury summonses went out. Opening statements are expected Friday.
Thompson faces 54 years in prison if convicted on all counts, which include allegations that Aarone was malnourished, beaten, and not given proper medical care.
