Post by Logan on Jun 21, 2016 6:18:44 GMT -6
Hibbing priest found not guilty of sexually abusing schoolgirls
A Catholic priest serving a Hibbing Catholic parish and school was found not guilty Monday of all six charges against him of inappropriately touching young girls.
A jury of six men and six women deliberated less than two hours before returning the verdict in the Rev. Brian Lederer’s case, after a four-day trial in Minnesota District Court.
Lederer, 30, the former priest at Blessed Sacrament Parish and Assumption Catholic School in Hibbing, was charged in May 2015 with four counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. The charges stem from allegations by four girls, age 11-13 at the time, that Lederer touched them inappropriately.
The most serious charges against Lederer carried a potential penalty of up to 25 years in prison.
Read more: www.twincities.com/2016/06/20/hibbing-minnesota-priest-sexual-abuse-not-guilty-schoolgirls/
A Catholic priest serving a Hibbing Catholic parish and school was found not guilty Monday of all six charges against him of inappropriately touching young girls.
A jury of six men and six women deliberated less than two hours before returning the verdict in the Rev. Brian Lederer’s case, after a four-day trial in Minnesota District Court.
Lederer, 30, the former priest at Blessed Sacrament Parish and Assumption Catholic School in Hibbing, was charged in May 2015 with four counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. The charges stem from allegations by four girls, age 11-13 at the time, that Lederer touched them inappropriately.
The most serious charges against Lederer carried a potential penalty of up to 25 years in prison.
Read more: www.twincities.com/2016/06/20/hibbing-minnesota-priest-sexual-abuse-not-guilty-schoolgirls/