Spencer, Iowa — A former Spencer pastor charged with Sexual Exploitation By A Counselor has filed a motion for a change of venue.
Online court records indicate that Kevin Grimes filed the motion for a change of venue Tuesday, January 24th. The previous day, Grimes filed a motion for a continuance, or postponement, of his Pretrial Conference, which had been scheduled for Monday in Clay County District Court.
If granted, the change of venue motion would move Grimes’ trial to a different county. Change of venue motions are most often sought when the defendant fears they won’t be able to get a fair trial in the county in which the charges were filed.
Clay County authorities accuse Grimes of allegedly having text conversations of a sexual nature and also sharing nude photographs of himself with people he was counseling. Investigators say they also learned that Mr. Grimes had also had a sexual relationship with people he counseled.
