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Blue Earth Co. Prosecutor on Decision: "We Accept It."

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The Blue Earth County Attorney's office responding to the decision Friday by Judge Jass to dismiss the case.
A statement issued by prosecutor Mike Hanson said, "While we do not agree with the Court's decision to dismiss the case, we accept it."

Saying the prosecutor's office was only trying to protect children, the written statement says, "No matter what the prosecutor does in a controversial case with a high-profile suspect, they will be criticized."
The statement closed with "Enough media attention has been devoted to this case and we do not plan to make further comment."