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Richland 44 Superintendent Resigns after Investigation in Hazing and Sexual Assault

Prosecutors referred some boys to juvenile court following possible misconduct in the boys' locker room for felonious restraint, terrorizing, hazing and sexual assault.

April 3, 2018

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COLFAX, ND (KFGO) – The superintendent of the high school in Colfax where reported hazing led to charges against some boys says he’ll resign at the end of the school year. The attorney for Richland 44 Superintendent Tim Godfrey says Godfrey had been cleared by the school board of any wrongdoing but wants “to extricate himself from a dysfunctional environment…

Fargo Diocese Priest Will Not Be Charged, Remains on Administrative Leave

Father Thomas Feltman was being investigated for what the diocese called "alleged conduct" involving his interaction with youth.

July 28, 2017

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WAHPETON, ND – Charges will not be filed against a Fargo Catholic Diocese priest accused of inappropriately touching girls. Father Thomas Feltman was being investigated for what the diocese called “alleged conduct” involving his interaction with youth. Richland County States Attorney Ron McBeth says that although Feltman’s behavior was socially unacceptable, “there is no evidence that the touching was done…