MINNESOTA
Pioneer Press
By Sarah Horner
shorner@pioneerpress.com
POSTED: 07/15/2014 1
A Maplewood pastor accused of sexually assaulting two girls emphatically denied the allegations in court Tuesday and described his relationship with the girls, now teens, as “beautiful.”
Jacoby Kindred Sr., 61, took the stand in Ramsey County District Court as the sole witness to testify in his defense in the case pending against him.
The husband and father is charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Prosecutors say he assaulted a 14-year-old girl and her 16-year-old sister over several years, starting when the girls were about 6.
The alleged misconduct included fondling, oral sex and penetration and reportedly took place at Kindred’s homes, a Target parking lot and during stops Kindred made while taking the girls to school.
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