Trial Begins For Inola Pastor Accused Of Child Sexual Assault

The trial is underway for an Inola pastor who was charged more than four years ago with eight counts of lewd or indecent acts involving five girls.

Rogers County deputies arrested Roy Shoop at his home in 2020 after they say he molested girls who were either working on his farm or taking horse riding lessons from him.

The girls who were mentioned Wednesday were as young as 12 when they said Shoop assaulted them. 

Deputies said they interviewed Shoop at the beginning of the investigation, and he denied the allegations and he's pleaded not guilty to the charges.

News On 6 was at the jury trial Wednesday, and a forensic interviewer, one of the girls, that girl's sister and her mother testified.

There was a large group of Roy Shoop’s friends at court, supporting him and praying with him. 

The forensic interviewer showed three interviews from 2020, where three young girls testified Roy Shoop sexually assaulted them while at his home and horse ranch. 

In the first video, a girl said Shoop put his hand under her shirt and touched her leg while she was riding horses when she was 10 or 11.

Another one told the interviewer Shoop had touched her inappropriately while on a horse when she was 12. 

The third interview was with a girl who was 12 the time.

She's now 17 and testified Shoop sexually assaulted her while at his home back in January 2020. 

She said her family was very close to the Shoop family and since it happened, she's not been the same and it took her love of riding horses away from her. 

That girl's older sister who is also one of her legal guardians testified about how the girl was upset and didn't talk much after it happened 

Shoop's attorney questioned why the sister didn't take the girl to a hospital for a sexual assault exam.

The sister said the girl wasn't ready to talk to authorities and it would have traumatized her.

That victim’s mother also took the stand today and said she confronted Shoop and his wife the day after the girl said she was assaulted, and he offered to have coffee and talk about it. 

After that, the family cut ties with the Shoops. 

Other girls are expected to testify about their allegations along with family members and a counselor this week. 

Roy Shoop and his wife Diana are also expected to take the stand.

Previous Coverage:

1. Inola Pastor Arrested, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 3 Young Girls
2. 2 More Victims Accuse Inola Pastor Of Molestation