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Santa Clarita Man Charged With Raping Daughter To Go To Trial

A Santa Clarita man who is charged with repeatedly raping his daughter over the course of a year is expected to go to trial later this month.


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Daniel Bryant Wisehart, 47, of Santa Clarita, was charged with one count of lewd acts upon a child and 29 counts of rape against the victim.

All 30 counts allegedly happened while Wisehart’s daughter was under the age of 14.

He is set to go to trial on Feb. 24, according to District Attorney officials. His pretrial was held Thursday.Convicted Murderer, Man Accused Of Stealing Weapons Due Back In Court

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The victim’s mother was made aware of the allegations in May and Wisehart was then arrested, according to testimony presented in court.

Thursday, which is when the evidence against a suspect is formally presented in court, and a judge determines if there is enough evidence in order to stand trial.

The case is being prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Emily Cole of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

The incest-rape charges were investigated by the Special Victims Bureau of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Wisehart was arrested May 15 at 11:50 a.m., according to Sheriff’s Department arrest records. He’s been in custody since his arrest.

The complaint filed alleges the crimes occurred between June 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010.

If convicted of all of charges, Wisehart faces a maximum sentence of more than 430 years in prison.

Wisehart is being held at Men’s Central Jail in lieu of $3 million bail.

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