Former pastor seeks to overturn decision in child sex case

http://www.thespectrum.com/article/20100612/NEWS01/6120307/Former+pastor+seeks+to+overturn+decision+in+child+sex+case

BY KEVIN JENKINS • kevin@thespectrum.com • June 12, 2010

ST. GEORGE - A former pastor charged last year in a child sexual abuse case is seeking to reverse his decision to avoid a hearing of the prosecution's evidence in the case.

Kris Lounsbury, 62, of St. George waived his right to a preliminary hearing in March on charges of rape, aggravated sexual abuse of a child and forcible sexual abuse in a case reportedly involving three girl relatives.

Lounsbury, who ran a failed bid for the Republican nomination against U.S. House of Representatives incumbent Jim Matheson in 2006, filed a letter with Judge G. Rand Beacham within days of the decision, apologizing for "freezing up" in court when asked if he understood he was waiving his right for the court to examine the credibility of the prosecution's evidence.

They should form a fucking PAC there are so many of them.