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Bond set in former Mobridge pastor's sex case

By Scott Waltman
Aberdeen News
September 24, 2014

http://www.aberdeennews.com/news/local/bond-set-in-former-mobridge-pastor-s-sex-case/article_1fa0594a-34ba-55df-bae4-5a829d5786ff.html

Bond was set at $15,000 Monday for a former Mobridge pastor who now lives in Denver and is charged in Walworth County with a felony count of sexual contact with a minor.

Timothy Thompson, 38, also waived his preliminary hearing, James Hare, Walworth County state’s attorney, said Tuesday. Thompson has not yet entered a plea. His next court appearance is set for 1 p.m. Oct. 14.

Thompson was a pastor at Cornerstone Community Church in Mobridge from March 2008 through February 2013, when he moved to Colorado, Hare previously said. He said that, until Thompson’s arrest last month, he was an administrator at a parochial school in the Denver area.

The victim is now an adult, and the charge stems from an incident in 2008, according to court documents. Hare previously said a family member notified authorities, who then investigated and had Thompson arrested and extradited to Walworth County.

While Thompson can get out of jail if he posts bond, he cannot leave the 5th Judicial Circuit without permission from a judge. The circuit stretches from Walworth County east to Roberts County.

 

Contact: swaltman@aberdeennews.com




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