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Jury Deliberates Case Of Former Priest Accused Of Molesting Boy
Timothy Evans Accused In Second Case
POSTED: 12:43 pm MDT April 6,
2007
UPDATED: 5:12 pm MDT April 6,
2007
GOLDEN, Colo. -- A Jefferson County jury is deliberating the case of a former Roman Catholic priest charged with sexually assaulting a teenager 10 years ago.It's the second trial for 44-year-old Timothy Joseph Evans in two separate cases. The jury deliberated all day Friday until they were dismissed for the weekend at 4 p.m.Evans is accused of fondling a 16-year-old boy between 1995 and 1997 while he was assigned to a parish in Arvada. Evans is charged with sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust.
Prosecutors said Evans molested the boy in his private chambers.Evans was convicted in Fort Collins last month of sexually assaulting a young parishioner. Evans is scheduled to be sentenced in that case in May."In this case, obviously we're looking for a guilty verdict. He's already been (convicted) in Fort Collins. He gets sentenced at the end of May. He can get anywhere between 10 years to life. So we already know. What we're trying to do is just make sure that this type of pattern stops. There are records within the church that were not released to authorities. We know that there are other victims out there," said Bob Brancato, a victim's advocate.Victims advocates said they hope Evans' first conviction last week serves as an example to all victims of sexual abuse that they have nothing to fear when they come forward against members of the clergy.Evans was removed from the priesthood in 2003.
Previous Stories:
- April 3, 2007: 2nd Sex Assault Trial Opens For Former Priest
- March 26, 2007: Priest Found Guilty Of Sex Abuse
- March 23, 2007: Jury Considers Case Against Former Priest
- March 20, 2007: Priest Sex Abuse Trial Begins
- October 19, 2006: Former Priest In Court On Sex Assault Charges
- August 29, 2006: Priest Indicted For Alleged Sex Assault On Child
- March 14, 2006: Alleged Victim Claims Priest Bribed Him To Drop Sex Abuse Charges
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