A fourth former client has filed a complaint with a state governing board, the criminal complaint noted.
Three women are accusing a northern Minnesota attorney of sexual assault while he was their lawyer and a fourth of sexually aggressive behavior, according to the latest charges filed in Itasca County.
Jesse R. Powell, 32, of Bigfork, stands charged with four counts each of third- and fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of disorderly conduct in connection with numerous encounters from early 2020 until August 2021.
Powell is free on bail and is due back in court on March 14. A message was left with him seeking a response to the allegations.
The rapes occurred in his office, his home and in one case a woman’s workplace in Grand Rapids, the charges allege. He also fondled the women and sent explicit photos of himself as part of his pursuit, according to the criminal complaint.
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