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Self-styled Minn. pastor may face 30 years after pleading guilty to sex crimes

PINE CITY, Minn. -- A self-styled Minnesota church camp leader who was arrested in Brazil last year on allegations of sexually assaulting two 15-year-old girls pleaded guilty on Tuesday to felony sex crimes, prosecutors said.

Victor Barnard, a 55-year-old self-proclaimed pastor, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and prosecutors are recommending a prison sentence of 30 years, Pine County Attorney Reese Frederickson said.

"The agreement was approved by both of our victims and essentially if we had gone to trial and prevailed on all counts he'd have only faced 30 years," Frederickson said by phone.

http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/region/4134510-self-styled-minn-pastor-may-face-30-years-after-pleading-guilty-sex-crimes

 

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