United States (2014): church youth coordinator's conviction for assaulting a sixteen-year-old group member affirmed
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2016
Affirmed (2016 WL 6636865).
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Convicted
Authority role
youth coordinator for two churches in the Winterset area
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The victim was a youth-group member who approached Maxwell and his wife for mentorship after 'personal struggles'; the charged assault occurred in the church's 'downstairs youth room' during his role as youth coordinator, not in a domestic or family setting.
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Proceedings
2016-11-09 · conviction affirmed
Iowa Court of Appeals (State of Iowa v. Brian James Maxwell). Brian Maxwell, hired as youth coordinator for two churches in the Winterset area, was convicted following a bench trial of lascivious conduct with a minor after assaulting a sixteen-year-old member of his youth group inside the church's youth room. He was sentenced to one year in jail (120 days to serve, remainder suspended), two years' probation, and a ten-year special sentence under Iowa Code section 903B.2. The Court of Appeals affirmed.
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- youth-ministry mentorship authority over a congregant who had come to him for guidance
Cited record
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- official court judgment appellate judgment State v. Maxwell, No. 15-1392, 2016 WL 6636865 (Iowa Ct. App. Nov. 9, 2016).
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