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What Are The Charges For Sex Crimes in Minnesota?

Sex crimes are taken very seriously in Minnesota and can carry harsh penalties. In this blog post, we will explore the different charges for sex crimes in Minnesota, including what they entail and the potential consequences.

Sexual Assault

Sexual assault is the most common sex crime in Minnesota. It is non-consensual sexual contact or penetration and can get charged as a felony or a gross misdemeanor, depending on the circumstances. If the victim is under 13, the

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MN Sexual Assault of an At-Risk Person

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Sex Crimes | Sexual Assault

The idea of consent is one of the key points in sexual assault cases. Who is able to give consent, and who isn’t able to give it?

In the state of Minnesota, there are groups of people under the law who are unable to give their consent to sexual acts. Engaging in penetrative sexual acts with any of these people is considered to be sexual assault.

It’s vital for everyone to understand who can legally give consent and

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Sexual Assault Now Has No Statute of Limitations in Minnesota

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Sex Crimes | Sexual Assault

In Minnesota, sexual assault is against the law. However, the law previously limited the period of time after the crime was committed in which person could be prosecuted for sexual assault – but a new law now changes all that.

In the past, a Minnesota resident only had nine years from the time of action to file a case in court. One exception: if the victim was a child at the time of the assault, it could be filed

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Could Minnesotans Soon Face “Long Distance Sexual Assault” Charges?

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Sex Crimes | Sexual Assault

Advancements in technology have created a lot of opportunities to connect ourselves with everyday objects. We can locate our phone with our watch, start our cars from our living room, set off alarms from remote distances, activate sex toys through the walls…

Wait, what?

Don’t worry, you haven’t stumbled onto a website that you didn’t intend to visit. Recent advancements in technology have created new ways for people to use sex toys on others… without even being

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Do You Know the Difference between MN Sexual Harassment and Assault?

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Sexual Assault | Sexual Harrassment

Both sexual harassment and assault are illegal, and both have severe consequences. However, sexual harassment is a civil offense and has civil consequences, while sexual assault is a criminal offense, and has criminal consequences… as well as potential civil consequences.

Both offenses involve unwanted sexual acts or attention, and sometimes the line between the two can become surprisingly blurry. Below, we review what exactly constitutes each type of offense and the civil and/or criminal consequences you could face,

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How Minnesota Prosecutors Get Sexual Assault Convictions

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Sex Crimes | Sexual Assault

In our country, sexual assault and rape are taken seriously. Not only can a conviction put you behind bars, but it can also affect everything else in your personal and professional life.

Here in Minnesota, we refer to sexual assault and rape as criminal sexual conduct, with five different degree classifications. If you’ve been charged with any degree of criminal sexual conduct, it’s important to understand your charges and penalties so you can then understand what prosecutors

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Hermantown Man Receives Longest Sentence Ever for Sex Crimes

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Sex Crimes | Sexual Assault

There have been many stories in the news recently about sex offenders who have received only a few months in prison or otherwise “light” sentences. When these stories come out, they tend to stay in the news for a while, and often people protest over the injustice of it or even try to implement laws to make punishments for sex offenders more severe.

In Minnesota, however, the headlines right now are telling a completely different story. In Hermantown earlier

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