PINE CITY, Minn. — Attorneys for a religious sect leader charged with
sexually assaulting girls at his compound in rural Minnesota are
questioning whether the statute of limitations has expired in the case.
Defense attorney Marsh Halberg says a prior report on Victor Barnard would have started the legal clock on filing charges earlier than 2012. Barnard, 54, was charged in 2014 with 59 counts of criminal sexual conduct after two of his former followers at River Road Fellowship told of his abuse starting when they were 12 and 13 years old.
http://www.twincities.com/2016/07/06/brides-of-christ-cult-leader-victor-barnard-statute-of-limitations-girls-sexual-abuse/
Defense attorney Marsh Halberg says a prior report on Victor Barnard would have started the legal clock on filing charges earlier than 2012. Barnard, 54, was charged in 2014 with 59 counts of criminal sexual conduct after two of his former followers at River Road Fellowship told of his abuse starting when they were 12 and 13 years old.
http://www.twincities.com/2016/07/06/brides-of-christ-cult-leader-victor-barnard-statute-of-limitations-girls-sexual-abuse/
