Itasca Co. Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault of Women

Jesse Powell

An Itasca County lawyer has pleaded guilty to four counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct.

33-year-old Jesse R. Powell of Bigfork pleaded guilty on Sept. 16 to those charges. In a plea agreement, Powell admitted to forcibly touching four women sexually, some of which were clients of his.

The plea agreement asks for a prison term of six-and-a-half years, but a judge will determine the sentence at a hearing on Dec. 6.