Lawyers for over 700 people committed indefinitely to the Minnesota Sex Offender Program are asking the full 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a three-judge panel's ruling that the program is constitutional.
Minnesota officials are asking a U.S. appeals court to overturn a federal judge's ruling that the state's sex offender treatment program is unconstitutional.
The Todd County Sheriff's Office is holding a public meeting in regards to a level three sex offender now living in Clarissa. A Todd County fact sheet says Israel Lenthe engaged in sexual contact with a 5-year-old girl, she was vulnerable due to a disability.
A federal judge who ruled Minnesota's sex offender program unconstitutional is warning state leaders he may resort to a "more forceful solution" if they don't prove willing to fix the program on their own.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is shaving some time off his upcoming trade trip to Mexico to be at a court hearing on the state's sex offender confinement program.
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Magnuson has been given a prominent role in a federal court case determining potential changes to the state's sex offender treatment program.
A clinical therapist at the Minnesota Sex Offender Program is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl and threatening to kill her if she told.