Sexual Offenses

Sjodin fallout: civil commitments for sex offenders soar

Suburban sex offender madness

Sex offender madness

The 'Gentle Jailer' on the myths of prostitution

The Disappearing Sex Crimes Unit

What do you have to do to solve a sex crime in the Twin Cities?

The Gene Sifters

Never mind fingerprints--state law-enforcement officials want blood

4 teen boys allegedly raped Minneapolis girl for gang initiation

Wednesday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

Exiled Off Main Street

Rural and suburban communities have resisted housing sex offenders. A new program aims to change that.

Capitol Offenses

State legislators are poised for a spending spree--on stadiums and prisons

The Case of the Disappearing Sex Crimes Unit

With Rapes on the Rise, There's a Shortage of Resources in the Department Dedicated to Solving Them

Unforgiven

The diocese of New Ulm knew Father David Roney was a pedophile when it sent him to live among orphan schoolchildren in Guatemala

Devil's Advocate

What would a lawyer do to clear his client of child sex abuse charges?

Don't Throw Away the Key

Do you want to know a secret about sexual psychopaths? They're not the ones committing most of the sex crimes.

Passing the Buck on Sex Offenders

Do you want to know a secret about sexual psychopaths? They're not the ones committing most of the sex crimes.

Portrait of a Civil Commitment

Sex offender Bruce Foley was never committed. Then Dru Sjodin disappeared.

Throwing Away the Key

There is no cure and no way out. So why does the state spend more than $20 million a year to treat 179 former sex offenders?

Don't Ask, They Can't Tell

A statewide student survey begs complex questions about date rape and gender

There's No Place Like Prison

Phillips families were already worried about the parolees next door. Then the headless corpse turned up.

Silent Scream

A series of teen rapes shocks local Hmong parents into confronting a new culture: their children.

No Offense

A series of teen rapes shocks local Hmong parents into confronting a new culture: their children.

A Prison by any Other Name

At the Minnesota sexual psychopathic personality treatment center, they lock up men who are dangerous--or unlucky--enough to be tabbed menaces to society even after they've done their prison time

In the Name of the Father

At the Minnesota sexual psychopathic personality treatment center, they lock up men who are dangerous--or unlucky--enough to be tabbed menaces to society even after they've done their prison time

The First Cut

With lean budget times in the forecast, Hennepin County prepares to kill "optional" programs like sexual-violence prevention. But is it just a case of bad management?

Minn. high school streakers could be charged as sex offenders

He could be charged with fifth degree criminal sexual conduct for exposing himself to a minor under the age of 16. He would have to register as a sex offender for 10 years.

Boy Scout leader accused of molesting three troop members

Peter Robert Stibal Jr., 44, is now charged with six counts of criminal sexual conduct for incidents that happened between 2002 and 2008.

Wis. man accused of filming sex acts with relatives

Seems to be a recurring theme in today's Blotter, and all we can say is we wish it were something a bit more... uplifting.

Habitual sex offender charged in 73-year-old woman's church rape

An alleged rapist took a church tour from a 73-year-old woman before attacking her, police say.

Porn allegations added to Jacobs' child sex abuse charges

A retired Minneapolis Park Police captain, already charged with sexually abusing a teen boy, is now charged with possession of child pornography.

Minneapolis man accused of raping woman next to her infant

Johnnie Lamar Haynes, 20, said he would give the woman a cell phone battery, but had her come to his relative's house while it charged. Then he allegedly raped her.

Cops: Jacobs' alleged child sexual abuse may date back to 1960s

More allegations of child sexual abuse are piling up against William Allan Jacobs, a former captain in the Minneapolis Park Police Department.

Jeff Anderson targets St. John's, monk in latest sex abuse lawsuit

Photo: romana kleeIt can't hurt​Jeff Anderson, the St. Paul attorney who has cut a wide swath of controversy as he files lawsuits against alleged sexually abusive priests in the Catholic Church all over the world, has now trained his sites on the monks of St. John's Abbey in Collegeville. On ... More >>

No charges filed in sexual assault at Delta Kappa Epsilon

Cops close the book on DKE sexual assault.​Another frat rape case bites the dust. Minneapolis police will not file charges in a sexual assault that occurred at Delta Kappa Epsilon on the U of M's fraternity row. It's been over a month since a 20-year-old woman was trapped in a bathroom by a m ... More >>

Jeremy Giefer could be Tim Pawlenty's Willie Horton

Blue Earth County Sheriff's Dept.Jeremy Giefer, once pardoned by the Governor, now faces 11 charges of criminal sexual conduct​When Jeremy Geifer was charged with 11 counts of sexual misconduct November 18th, Tim Pawlenty might have envisioned his presidential ambitions going up in smoke.Just over ... More >>

Pawlenty on sex criminal daycare pardon: "I am very troubled"

Maybe if Governor Tim Pawlenty doesn't talk about Jeremy Giefer it will all just go away. But we doubt it.​Tim Pawlenty is in full ostrich mode.Tuesday we learned that Jeremy Giefer, the sex offender Pawlenty voted to pardon in 2008, has been allegedly raping his own daughter for the past nine yea ... More >>

John Bullock and Damonta Jones allegedly raped victim with live snake

Photo: felixfrancierJohn D. Bullock and Damonta D. Jones are charged with first-degree sexual assault.​We thought the story about the Wisconsin freaks who dug up a dead woman for sex was vile enough. But this story out of Eau Claire is even worse: John D. Bullock and Damonta D. Jones have been ... More >>

Jeffrey Anderson opens U.K. office to fight pedophile priests

Father Francis Markey from his arrest in early 2010​Jeffrey Anderson, the St. Paul attorney who's made a career (and a mint) suing the Catholic church, has opened up a new practice in London to pursue the pedophile priest cases popping up across the pond. They've already got their sights on Rev. ... More >>

Bachmann, Kline, and Cravaak want to redefine rape because of abortion funding

Congress wants to exclude protection for victims of non-"forcible rape."​They ran for office talking about jobs and the economy, but some of Minnesota's Republican congressional reps are wading right in to one of the ugliest corners of the culture wars. Minnesota representatives Michele Bachmann, ... More >>

Congress reconsiders rape redefinition bill supported by Bachmann, Kline, Cravaack and Peterson

Ok, ok! Rape is rape.​Maybe they were just trying to get a rise out of us? Legislators are backing off the move we told you about last week that would have narrowed the cases in which victims of rape would be eligible for publicly funded abortions. Minnesota representatives supported the bil ... More >>

Nyron Sheldon Hackett faces trial as an adult in Powderhorn Park sex assault case

Nyron Sheldon Hackett will face the music as an adult.​Sixteen-year-old Nyron Sheldon Hackett is accused of using a gun while leading a robbery and sexual assault on a woman in Powderhorn Park last Thanksgiving Eve -- as the woman's children watched in horror. From there, police say he and h ... More >>

Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen excited about farmyard castration for sex offenders [AUDIO]

vetmoves.comFarmyard justice?​With the costs of Minnesota's sex-offender treatment program spiking, one legislator wants to consider a solution grounded in our state's fine agricultural history: castration. Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen introduced his preference for farmyard justice when staff from the M ... More >>

U of M frat council orders members to attend sexual violence presentation

Attendance is optional to the U of M's presentation on how to prevent sexual violence.​University of Minnesota fraternities earned a pretty bad rep last fall after three women alleged they were sexual assaulted at frat parties in the span of three weeks. As a reaction, a U of M administrator ... More >>

Vanlenzeo Delrentus Brent allegedly raped 2 children for years after their mom died

Vanlenzeo Delrentus Brent faces 10 felony counts.​Vanlenzeo Delrentus Brent could have done the decent thing and helped protect and raise a couple of his little cousins after their mother died in 2003. Instead, police say, the 29-year-old man raped the girl and boy for years in the home they ... More >>

William Holden must pay $10.5 million for sexually abusing niece

William Holden, child rapist, outside the St. Cloud courthouse​William Holden went to prison for sexually abusing his underage niece. Now, a jury says he must pay her $10 million. Cathy Olson was under the age of 14 when Holden sexually assaulted her three times in Brainerd. He was convicted ... More >>

Steven Augustinack, Brainerd citizen of the year, is guilty of kiddie-porn charges

linkedin.comSteven "Gus" Augustinack​Steven Augustinack was named Brainerd Citizen of the Year by the local Junior Chamber Jaycees last October, in part for his work with groups like Youth as Resources and the Sertoma Camp Confidence Club for deaf and hard of hearing children. A month later, ... More >>

Jeff Anderson sues Missouri abbey for sexual abuse 'coverup'

AndersonAdvocatesAnderson has filed thousands of abuse lawsuits.​Twin Cities attorney Jeff Anderson filed a civil suit yesterday accusing a Missouri-based abbey of covering up sexual abuse by a former monk. Anderson is famous for his tireless pursuit against abusive priests and church coverup ... More >>

John Heuer pleads guilty to kidnap, assault of 8-year-old girl he called a hooker

Heuer pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal sexual conduct and one kidnapping charge.​John Heuer, the Spring Lake Park resident who kidnapped and sexually assaulted an 8-year-old girl, pleaded guilty yesterday to the facts of the case, WCCO reports. Heuer was arrested in May for kidnapping a gi ... More >>

Jeremy Giefer will face jury trial this Christmas

Jeremy Giefer was charged with 11 counts of sexual misconduct last year.​It's shaping up to be a tense holiday season at the Giefer household this year. Jeremy Giefer, the sex offender pardoned in 2008 by then-Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, will face a jury trial beginning December 19 for allegedly ... More >>

The Boy Scouts' Police Problem

Dozens of teenage Explorers have been sexually abused by cops. Should Scouts share the blame?

Jeremy Giefer charges dismissed as victim recants sexual assault allegations

Jeremy Giefer's sexual assault charges were dropped today​Sexual assault charges against Jeremy Giefer were dropped this morning following the victim's recantation.Giefer was scheduled to go on trial next Monday on charges he raped his daughter multiple times over the years. Assistant Blue Earth ... More >>