Stalking Charge Dismissed; Six Felony Counts Remain
A Stearns County judge has dismissed one felony stalking charge against Father Aaron John Kuhn, while allowing several felony criminal sexual conduct charges to continue.
The stalking charge was dismissed because the court found the three-year statute of limitations had expired. The dismissal was not opposed by prosecutors
Kuhn was a pastor at Mary, Mother of the Church Area Catholic Community, a collection of parishes in central Minnesota. They include St. Joseph in Bertha, St. Hubert in Blue Grass, St. John the Baptist in Bluffton, Assumption of Our Lady in Menahga, St. Michael in Motley, Sacred Heart in Staples, St. Frederick in Verndale and St. Ann in Wadena.
Kuhn is facing six felony counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving allegations by one adult woman. The charges allege that Kuhn had sexual contact or sexual penetration with the woman while he was serving as a Catholic priest and providing her spiritual guidance between 2019 and 2022...
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