Normally, a 15-year-old Worcester girl would be thinking about her competitive cheerleading team, homework for her 11th grade English class or playing games on her phone.

But on Monday morning, she sat in front of the man she said kidnapped, raped and attempted to kill her by throwing her off a bridge when she was 7.

Joshua Hubert , of Worcester, is charged with forcible child rape, child rape aggravated by age, two counts of attempted murder and a single count each of kidnapping a child under 16 and strangulation, across multiple indictments in connection with the 2017 incident.

This trial combines all of Hubert’s indictments into one case. He pleaded not guilty to all charges, and his lawyer has continued to maintain his client’s innocence.

Hubert has been out on bail since he pos

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