Jury selection begins today for woman accused of assaulting child multiple times

Kristi Clement (Rochester Police photo)

DOVER - Jury selection begins today in the trial of a Rochester woman accused of years of abusive behavior on a child.
Kristi Clement, 33, of 5 Heaton St., was indicted in November 2021 on three second-degree assault charges, accusing her of strangling a boy by "grabbing his neck and placing her hand over his mouth and nose" and "applying pressure to his throat or neck."
Clement is also charged with several counts of simple assault, including "putting a rug over his head and pushing him into the ground, punching him on his arms and slapping his face." She is also accused of threatening to kill the boy or have him killed if he told anyone about the alleged abuse.
The three second degree assault charges each carry a maximum 30-year sentence, while the simple assault and criminal threatening charges are all enhanced misdemeanors, which carry a 2-5 year sentence.
All of the charges brought forward are alleged to have occurred between January 2018 and January 2021.
The trial is set to begin on Nov. 13.