(Westmoreland County, Pa.) Suspended Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez’s sexual assault trial is set to begin this morning in Westmoreland County after the jury was picked was picked on Friday

The 29-year-old Pirates closer, has been in jail since his arrest in September 2019. He was charged with statutory sexual assault, 10 counts of child pornography and a number of other criminal charges after he was accused of meeting a then-13-year-old girl for sex in 2017.

Vazquez has maintained his innocence, and his defense attorney says he believes the evidence will show his client believed the girl was almost an adult when they had sex.

He also faces charges in Florida and Missouri after police said he had a sexual relationship with the girl related to those states.