SAN DIEGO -- A jury of six men and six women has been empanelled in the trial of David Westerfield, who is accused of abducting and killing 7-year-old Danielle van Dam earlier this year.

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The 50-year-old Sabre Springs resident could face the death penalty if convicted of murder, kidnapping, misdemeanor possession of child pornography and a special circumstance allegation that the killing happened during a kidnapping.

Opening statements are scheduled to begin Tuesday at 10 a.m.

Superior Court Judge William Mudd ruled earlier that TV coverage will be allowed during the trial that could take three months.

The jury was selected in less than three days, despite speculation that it could take weeks.

Before the selection process began, Mudd ruled that jurors will hear only limited information on the "swinging" lifestyle of the victim's parents.

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The jury also will be allowed to view certain pornographic images that investigators say they found on Westerfield's computer. They also will hear statements he made to police the day he became a suspect, the judge ruled.

Prosecutors contend the computer images prove Westerfield's motive was to sexually molest the victim he allegedly took from her home the night of Feb. 1.

The victim's blood, hair and latent fingerprints were found in Westerfield's motor home, prosecutors said.

Volunteer searchers found her decomposed body Feb. 27 off a road near Dehesa, in San Diego's East County.

Westerfield, who had been under police surveillance since Feb. 4, was arrested Feb. 22. He has insisted on a "speedy" trial as the law guarantees -- one within 60 days of his Superior Court arraignment.