A case in Park Rapids, Minn., involving Darwin Schauer, a retired Lutheran lay pastor charged with several counts of criminal sexual conduct involving a minor girl, was continued, or postponed, Monday until May 14, according to a state district court official.
Schauer, served as a pastor in Trinity Lutheran in Lake George, Minn., for several years until he retired in 2008. He remains in the Hubbard County jail in Park Rapids under $1 million unconditional bond or $750,000 conditional bond, a jail official said Monday.
A prosecutor said more information is being sought by attorneys in the case, which involves allegations of criminal sexual conduct that began in 2009.
Correction: The alleged victim is female. Information about the alleged victim's gender in an article on Monday's Page 1A was incorrect.
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