MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - Two Lincoln Stars hockey players accused of using a 15-year-old girl to make a sex video in Moorhead may be tried separately after all.
Clay County prosecutors have reversed course and say they will not seek a joint trial for Thomas Carey and Brandon Smith. Prosecutors earlier were attempting to have the trials combined. Defense attorneys say a judge may eventually decide to combine the trials on his own.
Carey and Smith are charged with using a minor in a sexual performance, possession of child pornography and distributing child pornography. Prosecutors say the video was made in a Moorhead motel room in February.
Carey and Smith remain free on personal recognizance bonds.