MINNESOTA
KDAL
Dave Strandberg
HIBBING, MN (MNN) – A Minnesota district judge has refused to drop felony charges against a Catholic priest from Hibbing who’s accused of sexually abusing girls. Sixth District Judge David Ackerson says the state has enough evidence to send the case of 30-year-old Brian Lederer to a trial. He’s charged with seven counts of sexual assault and child pornography possession. Not-guilty pleas have been entered in the case, and a pre-trial conference is set for December 24th. Investigators accuse Lederer of touching breasts and sexual organs of girls age-10-to-14 over their clothes.
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