TULSA, Okla. — At his second court appearance since his August arrest, a Tulsa County judge set a preliminary hearing for Kendrick Oakley.
Oakley, a former Claremore pastor, faces 11 counts of peeping tom. He is accused of following a woman around a Tulsa Hobby Lobby and attempting to record up her skirt 11 times in a 16 minute time frame in July 2024.
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2 News asked Oakley for comment at both of his appearances, in August and September, but he declined.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oakley for October 14. District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler told 2 News last month that it's a normal part of the justice process.
"It's necessary for anybody who's charged with a felony crime,so we will put that evidence on in front of a magistrate at the date that we get set for a preliminary hearing," said Kunzweiler. "Then, ultimately if we prevail at the preliminary hearing, then the case will move forward towards some type of trial."
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Oakley was arrested on August 6th, 2025, more than a year since the incident in the store at 71st and Mingo. Kunzweiler explained to 2 News that the delay was because of confusion over Oakley's possible Cherokee Nation citizenship.
2 News will be at that mid-October hearing and follow Oakley's case as it progresses.
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