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STATE v. WERNER

No. 17434.

482 N.W.2d 286 (1992)

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Edward J. WERNER, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided March 4, 1992.

Rehearing Denied April 13, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark W. Barnett, Atty. Gen., Ronald D. Campbell, Karen E. Cremer, Asst. Attys. Gen., Pierre, for plaintiff and appellee.

James C. Roby of Green, Schulz, Roby & Oviatt, Watertown, for defendant and appellant.

MILLER, Chief Justice.

Edward J. Werner, a Lutheran minister, appeals his conviction of five counts of sexual contact and two counts of attempted sexual contact with a child under the age of sixteen. We affirm.

FACTS

Werner became the pastor for St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Goodwin, South Dakota, in 1963. In 1967, he became pastor of several combined churches, principally serving Our Savior's Lutheran Church in South Shore, South Dakota, and St...

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