MINNESOTA
Hibbing Daily Tribune
By Kelly Grinsteinner Editor kgrinsteinner@hibbingdailytribune.net
HIBBING — Families involved in the criminal charges against a Hibbing priest, who was found not guilty this summer of inappropriately touching four girls, are likely feeling victimized once again, according to SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.
The reaction comes just days after the prosecutor filed a dismissal letter dropping the remaining child pornography charge against Brian Michael Lederer.
“Our hearts ache for the five kids and their families who have helped police and prosecutors pursue an accused child molesting cleric, Fr. Brian Lederer,” stated David Clohessy, director of SNAP, in a media release. “They must be terribly distraught that he’s escaped prosecution on all charges.”
Lederer, 31, had been a priest at Blessed Sacrament Parish and Assumption Catholic School in Hibbing until he was placed on leave in May 2015 when he was arrested and charged with four counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct.
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