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Mesabi Daily News
Tony Potter | Hibbing Daily Tribune
HIBBING — The former Hibbing priest accused of criminal sexual misconduct took the stand Friday afternoon in St. Louis County District Court in Hibbing.
Brian M. Lederer, 30, is facing four counts of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree and two counts of criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree.
Defense Attorney Peter Wold began by asking Lederer if he knew the girls who are accusing him of the sexual criminal misconduct to which he confirmed.
Wold asked Lederer a series of questions relating to whether or not the accusations against him are truthful. Lederer denied all accusations.
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