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STATE v. WENTHE

No. A12-0263.

839 N.W.2d 83 (2013)

STATE of Minnesota, Appellant/Cross-Respondent, v. Christopher Thomas WENTHE, Respondent/Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

November 6, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, Saint Paul, Minnesota; and John J. Choi , Ramsey County Attorney, Peter R. Marker , Assistant County Attorney, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for appellant/cross-respondent.

Paul Engh , Minneapolis, Minnesota, for respondent/cross-appellant.

OPINION

GILDEA, Chief Justice.

In this case, we address whether Minn. Stat. § 609.344, subd. 1(l)(i) (2012) (clergy-sexual-conduct statute), violates the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution. A Ramsey County jury found respondent/cross-appellant Christopher Wenthe guilty of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.344, subd. 1(l)(i), based on a sexual relationship between Wenthe, a Roman...

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