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August 23, 2012

Jury to return to deliberation Friday morning in Edouard trial

By Clint Brown CNHI The Zope Gazette Thu Aug 23, 2012, 07:40 PM CDT

Adel —

Following closing arguments by both the State of Iowa and the defense for Patrick Edouard, the jury deliberated for approximately 2.5 hours before being sent home for the night around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. The jury's deliberation will continue at the Dallas County Courthouse, in Adel, on Friday, at 9 a.m.

Edouard is charged with three counts of third-degree sexual abuse and four counts of sexual exploitation by a counselor or therapist. He allegedly forced sexual contact on at least three women while serving as a minister from 2003-10.

The trial was moved to Dallas County, due to pretrial publicity. The Iowa Attorney General's Office is prosecuting the case because Marion County Attorney Ed Bull has a conflict of interest.

Check back for updates and a verdict from the trial as it becomes available.

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