Show T Wednesday December 15 2004 i Sanpete f wr' yyyy yy'y'yr-i- A13 Valley Edition Messenger-Gunniso- n Lindberg feces more unlawful sex charges John Hales By Staff writer M ANTI — A former Wasatch Academy teacher already facing trial for unlawful sexual activity with a minor has been bound over for a second trial on an additional count of the same charge At a preliminary hearing in Sixth District Court on Wednesday Dec 8 Judge Kay L MclfT found that there was enough evidence of the crime to order Ronald C Lindberg Richfield to stand trial on April The charge stems from an incident alleged to have occurred in December 2003 while Lindberg was teaching science at the boarding school A witness at the preliminary hearing a former Wasatch student testified that after giving her three Vicodin a medication often prescribed as a muscle relaxant and taking one and a half of the pills himself Lindberg had sex with her and with her roommate The girls were visiting Lindberg in his home to help him grade papers a practice the witness said was not unusual for students and faculty at Wasatch The incident is much like another one aired at Lindberg s first preliminary hearing last June The incident is much like another one aired at Lindberg’s first preliminary hearing last June During that proceeding two female witnesses testified that while they were visiting in Lindberg’s home at different times between November 2003 and February 2004 he served them vodka and had sex with them As a result of the alleged incidents addressed in the first preliminary hearing Lindberg is facing trial on one count of rape a felony two counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor felonies and misdemeanor charges of unlawful sale and supply of alcohol to minors and contributing to the delinquency of minors Trial in that case is set to begin March 21 At Wednesday’s hearing Lindberg’s defense attorney Douglas Neeley of Manti introduced questions that could serve as a basis for “reasonable doubt” come trial time The judge allowed the ques tions over the objections of prosecutor and Sanpete County deputy attorney' Brody Keisel but said that he would review them to determine if they could be allowed during trial of former Wasatch student In his the Neeley implied that she and two other former students collaborated in devising their accusations against Lindberg He implied that motive their was hurting Lindberg’s wife who at least one of the witnesses admitted to disliking He indicated that an examination of phone records might show took that more communication place between the girls after leaving Wasatch than they have admitted implying a possible collabo- Hardware 487 At last Wednesday’s hearing Sanpete dicated motion one for County deputy attorney that he intended to fde a to combine the cases into S Main Ephraim Final Days Christmas trial However after Mcllf indicated that he would be “slow io grant” such a request out of concern over the impact ev idence in one case could have on the other After Neeley said that he would fight a motion to combine Keisel said that he most likely would not file such a motion Keisel said that he would consider amending die charges against Lindberg to include distribution of a controlled substance in light of the allegation that the former teacher gave Vicodin to one of the girls Keisel said he had not been aware of that allegation prior to Sale Christmas Trees and Lights onn Now thru Sat Dec 18 only! 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