MINNESOTA
Star Tribune
Article by: CHAO XIONG , Star Tribune Updated: December 8, 2014
The Rev. Mark Huberty was charged with starting a sexual relationship with a married parishioner he was counseling.
Jurors on Monday acquitted the Rev. Mark A. Huberty of two counts of criminal sexual conduct for allegedly starting a sexual relationship with a married parishioner he had been counseling.
They returned the verdict after deliberating for about an hour Friday and another hour Monday morning, clearing Huberty on one count each of fourth and fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct.
“I’m relieved,” Huberty said in a prepared written statement. “I never understood why the prosecution pursued this so aggressively. A lot of unnecessary harm was caused for a lot of people, including the people of my parish and the complainant herself.
“Now it’s time to heal.”
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