State v. Wenthe

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge*

Appellant argues that the clergy sexual conduct statute violates the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution on its fact. He further argues his conviction of third-degree criminal sexual conduct rests on production of evidence that was excessively entangled with religion, in violation of the Establishment Clause. We affirm the district court’s determination that the statute enunciates secular standards and therefore does not violate the Establishment Clause on its face. But because appellant’s conviction was based on evidence that was excessively entangled in…