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Gjovig Responds After Report Shows Holmberg Used Email to Communicate About Sex Crimes

Bruce Gjovig at UND in 2017. (UND photo) GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Bruce Gjovig has released a statement after a North Dakota BCI report was released that shows Ray Holmberg communicated with him and high-profile North Dakotans. A statement released by Gjovig’s attorney, Cash Aaland, says Gjovig was unaware of Holmberg’s criminal activities. Gjovig says he was interviewed by…

Powerful former North Dakota lawmaker pleads guilty to traveling to Europe to pay for sex with minor

Ray HolmbergFARGO, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — A high-profile former North Dakota lawmaker who was one of the most powerful members of the Legislature pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a charge that he traveled to Europe with the intent to pay for sex with a minor. Ray Holmberg, 80, of Grand Forks, was indicted in October 2023 for travel with…

Lawmaker comment referencing Holmberg child rape charges investigation caught on hot mic

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – The child rape allegations against former state senator Ray Holmberg of Grand Forks found their way to a hearing at the Capitol in Bismarck. The legislative management committee was discussing whether the state will play a role in defense of a lawsuit over American Indian voting rights. Sen. Tim Mathern of Fargo questioned how much the…

Holmberg traveled to Europe, including Prague, as part of state-funded program

Ray HolmbergFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Records obtained by KFGO News from the North Dakota School Boards Association (NDSBA) show that Ray Holmberg, the former State Senator indicted last week on federal charges of child sex tourism and child pornography, traveled to Europe multiple times as part of a program funded by appropriations from the state legislature. Holmberg is accused of repeatedly…