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A still from the CMT show "My Big Fat Redneck Wedding" showing the 2008 wedding of Amy and Keith Luikes.

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Keith Brian Luikes

UPDATE: 'My Big Fat Redneck Wedding' groom to plead guilty to domestic violence, trial set for sexual assault

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – It seems a “Big Fat Redneck Wedding” does not guarantee domestic tranquility.

Wyoming couple Keith and Amy Luikes were married Oct. 4, 2008, in a truck-driving themed wedding in Lamar Park in Wyoming that was featured on the cable television show “My Big Fat Redneck Wedding."

Now, Keith Brian Luikes is charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct and domestic violence. Last week, Amy Luikes filed for divorce.

According to Wyoming Police, Luikes told a detective on Jan. 11 that he had had sex with female relatives younger than 13 between 1985 and 1995, when he lived in the Wyoming Park neighborhood north of 28th Street SW.

Police reported that Luikes said he was sorry for the conduct.

Police allegedly talked to the relatives he said he'd abused and they confirmed his story.

A week later, on Jan. 18, Luikes was with his wife in the parking lot of the Rogers Plaza Family Fare, 1148 28th St. SW, when the two began to argue.

Police say Luikes was convinced his wife was cheating on him.

According to police reports, Amy Luikes became worried that her husband was about to become physical and he took her phone away from her to keep her from calling 911.

Keith Luikes is charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a person under 13, domestic violence and interfering with electronic communications.

Five years earlier, the Luikes' - both of whom were truck drivers - decided to make their jobs the theme of their wedding.

The bride walked down an aisle designed to look like a road and the minister conducted the ceremony through a CB radio.

The bride wore a hard-hat over her veil, the groom wore a Miller Lite cap with his tuxedo and the unity candles were road flares.

Producers for the CMT cable channel decided to feature the wedding on the show that ran for three seasons and was hosted by comedic actor Tom Arnold until it was replaced by “My Big Redneck Vacation.”

Related: 'My Big Fat Redneck Wedding' features Wyoming couple

See the show: 'My Big Fat Redneck Wedding: Amy and Keith'

On Wednesday, Sept. 18, court records show Amy Luikes filed for divorce.

Keith Luikes underwent a psychological review in March and in August, Kent County Circuit Court Judge Dennis Leiber admitted a report finding the defendant competent to stand trial.

Keith Luikes is due for a status conference, during which prosecutors could offer a plea agreement. If convicted as charged, he faces a maximum penalty of life in prison.

Keith Luikes remains in the Kent County Jail.

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