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	LA Crosse Priest to Stand Trial for Sexual Assault Charge WKBT May 11, 2010 http://www.wkbt.com/global/story.asp?s=12463999 A catholic priest from the Diocese of La Crosse accused of sexual assault will stand trial. 47-year-old Edmund Donkor Baine is charged with fourth degree sexual assault. He stood mute during an appearance in La Crosse County Circuit Court Tuesday and a not guilty plea was entered for him. Donkor Baine is accused of inappropriately touching a woman he was counseling in August 2009. The accuser first told the Diocese of La Crosse about the alleged incident in September 2009 and then reported it to the La Crosse County Sheriff's Department three months later. The diocese says its investigation found no evidence to support the allegations. Donkor-Baine's attorney, Cheryl Gill, tells The Associated Press her client is innocent, and she's confident a jury will reach that verdict after hearing all the evidence. Donkor Baine faces up to nine years in prison if convicted.
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