Man sentenced in rape case solved via untested sexual assault kit
A Minneapolis man will spend nearly 20 years behind bars for raping a woman in 2013. It's a case that was solved by Hennepin County's Sexual Assault Kit Initiative team.
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A Minneapolis man will spend nearly 20 years behind bars for raping a woman in 2013. It's a case that was solved by Hennepin County's Sexual Assault Kit Initiative team.
In October, WCCO introduced you to a young woman who told police she was groomed and sexually assaulted by her band director. Her mission in speaking up was to strengthen laws and change policies to better protect kids. She had the chance to have her voice heard once again on Monday.
A 21-year-old man has been charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct in a sexual assault that happened in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota, on Tuesday evening, according to court records.
Investigators say a courageous woman is recovering from a terrifying attack that she helped solve. Charges said a man pulled the 51-year-old off a sidewalk in Vadnais Heights on Tuesday and sexually assaulted her. During the attack, officials said the woman ripped off the man's glasses. WCCO's Adam Duxter explains how that piece of evidence sent the sheriff's office into overdrive.
A sexual assault suspect is behind bars after an alarming attack in a Twin Cities suburb.
Authorities arrested a 21-year-old man Thursday after they say he sexually assaulted a woman just north of the Twin Cities two days prior.
The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office is asking for help finding the man who sexually assaulted a pedestrian Tuesday night. It happened in the northern suburb of Vadnais Heights just before 8 p.m.
Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' sweeping plan for overhauling the state's aging prison system is moving forward with bipartisan support despite complaints from Republican lawmakers that their concerns were not being addressed.
One of two men accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a central Minnesota college pleaded guilty on Monday.
The state of Michigan has acquired a life ring that washed ashore 50 years ago from the Edmund Fitzgerald.
"My hope is to get people's attention and hope that they listen and understand and see that this isn't just about what happened to me," Hannah LoPresto said.
She told police her band director groomed and sexually assaulted her in high school, but he was never charged. Senior investigative reporter Jennifer Mayerle digs into why and how a change in law could lead to more accountability in future cases.
A former teacher of Harvest Best Academy in Minneapolis has been handed a prison sentence of just over 14 years for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl between 2016 and 2017.
A former Minnesota Teacher of the Year who was found guilty of first-degree sexual conduct with a student at a Minneapolis school has learned his sentence.
The Barron County Sheriff's Department says the alleged assaults happened in the 1990s and 2000s, and that there could be more victims.
A former basketball coach and Minneapolis school teacher accused of sexually assaulting a dozen boys between 2013 and 2021 pleaded guilty on Thursday.
The Minneapolis Park Police Department says one of its officers was hospitalized following a violent encounter with a sexual assault suspect on Tuesday afternoon.
The Minneapolis Park Police Department says one of its officers was hospitalized following a violent encounter with a child sexual assault suspect on Tuesday afternoon.
MSP's forensic science division worked with a private laboratory to complete forensic genealogy testing, which provided detectives with an investigative lead.
Federal agents and sheriff's deputies stormed the cockpit of a Delta Airlines flight from Minneapolis to San Francisco over the weekend and arrested the co-pilot on child sexual assault charges, authorities said.
Sean "Diddy" Combs was found guilty Wednesday of transportation to engage in prostitution in his federal trial in New York City, but the music mogul was acquitted of the more severe charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a Dane County judge who left court to try to arrest a hospitalized defendant and got into an argument with another defendant.
Actor Michael Pitt was arrested Friday at his home in Brooklyn on nine state counts. His lawyers deny the allegations.
A Minnesota State Patrol Trooper is accused of sexually assaulting a girl, according to charges filed Friday. Prosecutors are calling the case "appalling" and "horrifying." WCCO’s Ubah Ali talks with experts about how to recognize red flags and protect children.
A man accused of sexual assault escaped from an eastern Minnesota jail early Thursday, but is back in custody, authorities said.
