Dylan Kraft

Jury selection commenced Monday morning in the trial of a Texas man accused of sexually assaulting another individual in Minot in January 2021.

Dylan Ray Kraft, 27, Burleson, Texas, is charged with one count of gross sexual imposition, a Class A felony. The proceedings are scheduled for a three day trial in North Central District Court, presided by Judge Richard Hagar.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, Minot Police were called to a northwest Minot address for a report of a sexual assault. The victim reported drinking with Kraft and friends at bars in Minot before returning to Kraft’s residence in the early morning of Jan. 23, 2021. The victim alleged Kraft had performed a sex act on the victim without consent while the victim was drifting in and out of consciousness, according to court documents.

Testimony began Monday afternoon and is scheduled to conclude Thursday.