Red Lake man sentenced to over 16 years in prison for sexual abuse
Descart Austin Begay Jr, 38, forced another individual to engage in a sex act in July 2020.
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Descart Austin Begay Jr, 38, forced another individual to engage in a sex act in July 2020.
The man, who has been taken to St. Louis County Jail, is accused of multiple instances of sexual abuse of minors. One alleged victim came forward to police to say that she had been abused by the man when she was a young child, the sheriff's office says.
A Minnesota man was indicted for allegedly sexually abusing a worker while aboard a cruise ship from Iceland to Boston.
A Canadian man pleaded guilty Tuesday to sexually abusing two children at a northern Minnesota casino more than three years ago.
The plaintiffs accuse Thomas "Chico" Adrahtas of repeated sexual assault, abuse, molestation and harassment while they played on his teams at various levels of the sport.
A northern Minnesota man faces federal charges after allegedly assaulting and sexually abusing another person last fall.
The suit also accuses a hockey program in Illinois and USA Hockey of not acting on claims, allowing abuse to continue for 40 years.
Minnesota's Maggie Nichols is speaking publicly about sexual abuse by the former USA Gymnastics team doctor.
Terms of the agreement were announced Tuesday. Some 70 victims say they were abused by 41 priests in cases that date back to the 1950s.
"The Church is a safer place for children and young people today thanks to the courage of abuse survivors who advocated strongly for changes to protect the vulnerable and hold abusers and Church leaders accountable," Bishop John LeVoir said.
The University of Minnesota is investigating allegations that a former men's hockey assistant sexually abused players more than 30 years ago.
The local Boy Scout council told WCCO that any financial restructuring is limited to the national organization. They said all camps and activates will continue as planned.
The investigation centers on allegations that Crookston Bishop Michael Hoeppner engaged in "acts or omissions intended to interfere with or avoid civil or canonical investigations of clerical sexual misconduct."
Illinois prosecutors said Wednesday that the first of four Chicago sexual abuse cases against R. Kelly that they'll take to trial involves a hairdresser who says the R&B singer forced himself on her during a 2003 appointment.
The Diocese of New Ulm in Minnesota has reached a $34 million settlement in its bankruptcy case with 93 people who say they were sexually abused by priests and others.
A Minneapolis man has been imprisoned for roaming a dorm at a northeast Iowa college and touching sleeping students. He was sentenced Monday to more than 14 years.
Allegations of sexual misconduct at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Red Wing has led to the firing of an employee, and sparked a civil lawsuit on behalf of the young victim.
The attorney for 125 claimants in the diocese's bankruptcy case, Jeff Anderson, says the agreement requires the diocese to pay them $40 million.
Accusations like those against R. Kelly are giving a new voice to underage victims.
A Nevada man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for sexually abusing a toddler from the Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota area.
Ward Bates taught at Minneapolis' Blake School after leaving Landon School in Maryland.
A former priest accused of sexually abusing at least three boys in Wisconsin decades ago has been bound over for trial.
A former student of Holy Innocents' Catholic School in Waite Park has filed a lawsuit alleging she was sexually abused by five staff members and a priest when she attended the school from 1978 to 1984.
Calls to financially boycott the Catholic Church are not new. Five years ago, after sex-abuse scandals rocked the archdiocese in St. Paul, Minnesota, parishioners talked about withholding their donations in protest.
The song, "I Admit," was posted to Soundcloud on Monday.
