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Reporter | Ramsey County Courts

Phone: 651-298-1551

Pat Pheifer covers courts and other legal affairs in Ramsey County.

Man accused of sexual assault by 5 women takes stand

Maksud Mahbub testified that he had consensual sex with one and kissed another but denied that he ever touched the others. The trial is to conclude on Tuesday.

Updated: March 07, 2011, - 08:27 PM

Lawsuit, charges say Red Wing guard sexually abused juvenile inmate

Suzanne Walstrom was fired last year from the Red Wing juvenile facility. She has been accused of sexually abusing two teenage boys there; one has now sued her.

Updated: March 03, 2011, - 10:44 PM

1 of 5 allegedly raped recounts bar experience

St. Paul woman said that after a night of drinking she was taken to a Shoreview home and assaulted.

Updated: March 02, 2011, - 08:03 PM

Teen prostitutes get new status

County prosecutors stress that child prostitutes are to be treated as victims, not delinquents.

Updated: February 26, 2011, - 08:17 AM

Priest argues sex with woman was consensual

Delano pastor appears in court, is ordered to have no contact with accuser.

Updated: February 18, 2011, - 08:20 PM

Priest charged with sexually abusing woman

Rev. Christopher Wenthe, currently pastor of St. Peter's and St. Joseph's parishes in Delano, allegedly abused a woman from 2003 to '05 at Nativity Church in St. Paul.

Updated: February 17, 2011, - 11:12 PM

St. Paul man not guilty of ditching gun used in slaying

Jurors said their verdict was swayed by inconsistencies and contradictions in police officers' testimony. An earlier trial in the 2008 fatal shooting ended in a mistrial.

Updated: February 10, 2011, - 10:40 PM

Hamline law professor found guilty in tax case

Robin Magee was convicted of failing to file state tax returns; Hamline University said it will review court record.

Updated: February 08, 2011, - 09:40 PM

Mom's boyfriend charged in St. Paul tot's death

Demetrius C. Willis, 23, has a history of domestic abuse as a juvenile and an adult.

Updated: February 01, 2011, - 12:22 AM

Tomato cracks open theft case at DNR building

Three men are charged after authorities found loot including 19 deer, bear and walleye mounts from the DNR's "Wall of Shame." One already is behind bars for a theft conviction.

Updated: January 27, 2011, - 07:45 PM