By Jeffrey Wolf and Adam Chodak
9News
March 23, 2007
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=66857
Fort Collins – A jury has begun deliberating in the trial of a former priest accused of sexual assault, but they were released for the weekend late Friday afternoon.
Timothy Evans, 44, is accused of sexually molesting a 17-year-old boy twice in 1999 when he was a priest at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Church in Fort Collins.
Specifically, Evans is accused of groping the young man's buttocks one occasion, and, another time, reaching below his waistline toward his groin.
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During Friday's closing arguments, the prosecution argued that Evans was in a position of trust and used that position to take advantage of the accuser.
The defense argued that the evidence doesn't point to anything but the fact that this was just a hug and horseplay.
Evans is facing two counts of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust, one count of sexual assault on a child – pattern of abuse, and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
He's also facing a similar charge in Jefferson County where he was a priest before he moved to Fort Collins.
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