Minnesota police already use canine companions to detect drugs and potential bombs, but now they are turning the dogs loose on sexual predators. Police recently introduced Sota, a black British Labrador that is the first law enforcement dog in Minnesota that is able to detect the presence of a cell phone and other electronic storage […]
The Five Degrees Of Criminal Sexual Conduct In Minnesota
Earlier today, we were reading up on a criminal sexual conduct case in Roseville involving a 20-year-old tutor and a 15-year-old student. In that case, the female tutor was charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct for her contact with the 15-year-old student, and it got us thinking about the varying degrees of criminal sexual conduct […]
Minnesota Court Expands Criminal Sexual Conduct Definition
Earlier this week, a three-panel appeals court broadened the legal definition of what constitutes criminal sexual conduct in Minnesota. The panel heard the case of Brian Wilkie of Owatonna, who was charged with criminal sexual conduct in the third degree after conversing with a police officer who was posing as a 14-year-old boy on Grindr. […]
Prison Guard and Teacher Face Sex Crime Charges
When a sex crime occurs, oftentimes it involves one party using their position, power or age to take advantage of the another person, and that’s exactly what happened with two sex crimes that just took place in Minnesota. We’re going to take a closer look at both of them today. Choir Teacher Caught With Student […]
Criminal Sexual Conduct Part 3: The Penalties and Community Notification Process in the Release of a Predatory Offender
Over the last few months, we have seen an influx of questions about the offenses, penalties and potential ramifications of being convicted of a sex crime in Minnesota. We decided to conduct a three-part series to answer some of the most common questions surrounding criminal sexual conduct. In Part 1, we explained what types of […]
