That isn’t what the headlines read, of course, but it’s hard to read it any other way.
The confirmation student testified earlier Friday that the incident started when he wouldn’t stop using his cell phone in class.
The Mason City High School student said he was using his cell phone in class to text a friend about the Mason City High School homecoming football game.
He said Nelson told him to put the phone away and when he didn’t Nelson allegedly snatched it out his hand.
The boy said he responded by saying “What the (expletive)?”
The boy said Nelson punched him in his upper right arm eight to 10 times with a closed fist.
The only differences between the teen’s testimony and the pastor’s are that the pastor says it was six times with an open hand and that the teen swore twice instead of once. Continue reading “Iowa Jury Decides Assault Just Fine for Pastors”