MINNESOTA
Herald Review
By Kelly Grinsteinner Hibbing Daily Tribune
HIBBING – Not guilty was the verdict of a 12-member jury for the former Hibbing priest accused of sexual misconduct.
Brian M. Lederer, 30, was facing four counts of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree and two counts of criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree.
The alleged incidents occurred during the 2014-2015 school year after school hours at Assumption School. One incident took place in a residence, and other actions occurred on a school bus.
Lederer, the former priest at Blessed Sacrament Parish and Assumption Catholic School, was arrested and charged on May 7, 2015. He was then placed on administrative leave by the Diocese of Duluth.
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