November 9, 2012 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE (AP) The states of South Dakota and North Dakota have reached an agreement to work with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to crack down on sex offenders. Continue Reading
June 30, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
When sex offenders cross state lines into North Dakota, they’re tracked by law enforcement even those in the atypical housing situation that’s common in Dickinson. Continue Reading
March 21, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Three online dating giants agreed to screen for sex offenders and take other safety steps after a woman was assaulted on a date, the California attorney general’s office announced Tuesday.
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March 6, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Clarence Opheim has admitted to 100 sex acts with 29 children, some of whom he lured into his trust with soda and snacks. On March 12, he’ll be moving from Minnesota’s civil commitment program, where he has been for 19 years into the Damascus Way Re-Entry Center, a halfway house in Golden Valley, Minn. Continue Reading
February 20, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
A 64-year-old man who confessed to sexually molesting 29 youths could become the first person to leave a state hospital sex offender treatment program this week, prompting the Minnesota House Monday to vote 127-1 to change state law so the public is notified near the halfway house where he is going. Continue Reading
February 17, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Minnesota’s court data system failed to register changes to thousands of cases in which low-level or first-time offenders completed probation terms and had their charges reduced or dismissed. The result could have caused problems with an offender’s attempts to get a job or rent an apartment, among other things. Continue Reading
February 15, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Clarence Opheim, 64, is the first person to receive a Minnesota court-ordered provisional discharge to be released into the community. Lead Republicans expressed concern because Opheim’s discharge was recently unopposed by the Department of Human Services but less than a year ago a special review board found Opheim was still a risk. Continue Reading
February 4, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
In Texas, public urination also has led to sex offender status. And regardless of legal guidelines, if an underage male has sexual contact with an underage female, the male is likely to be rated as a high-risk sex offender and pedophile. Continue Reading
February 3, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
I have spoken to countless heartbroken and financially struggling mothers, wives and other relatives whose loved one cannot live with them because they live too close to a school or day care. Continue Reading
February 3, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
the decision to release Clarence Opheim was made today by a three-judge panel in Ramsey County, after there was no objection from prosecutors or the Department of Human Services. Continue Reading
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