MINNESOTA
Pioneer Press
By Emily Gurnon
egurnon@pioneerpress.com
POSTED: 01/28/2014
A Ramsey County judge found probable cause Tuesday for the case against Maplewood priest Mark Andrew Huberty to proceed to trial.
Huberty, 43, has been charged with one count of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a woman in his parish, Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Senior Judge Kathleen Gearin entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf.
She scheduled a pretrial hearing for Feb. 20 and a trial date of March 24, though trials are frequently delayed.
Prosecutors allege that, while providing spiritual guidance, Huberty fondled a female parishioner repeatedly and asked her to touch him sexually.
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