Seth O’Neill, executive director of CAWS North Dakota, delivers remarks during a meeting of the Interim Human Services Committee on July 11, 2024.NORTH DAKOTA (North Dakota Monitor/KVRR) — A record number of people sought services from North Dakota domestic violence and sexual assault advocacy centers in 2024, a statewide coalition reported this week. The statistics include more than 6,300 victims…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — 31-year-old Dominic Lilly of Fargo is sentenced to 20 years in prison for the continued sexual assault of a teen boy. Lilly amended his plea to guilty to five counts of gross sexual imposition back in December. He also plead guilty to transfer of body fluid that may contain HIV, luring minors by computer and contributing…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man arrested last March for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a neighbor has changed his plea to guilty on a number of charges. 39-year-old Travis Holt pleaded guilty to gross sexual imposition, kidnapping, aggravated assault and possession of meth. Charges of criminal trespass and terrorizing were dropped. Holt is accused of breaking into his neighbors…
Ramsey County Sheriff/FacebookDEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A deputy with the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office is on leave and facing a misdemeanor criminal charge. 42-year-old Samuel Shively is charged with misdemeanor sexual assault-offensive in Ramsey County District Court. Sheriff Bryan Lang says Shively has been on administrative leave since October 24. He has been with the department for six years….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A former Fargo Public Schools teacher and athletic trainer contracted through Sanford Health has been sentenced to three years in prison for the sexual assault of a 15-year-old boy last summer. Levi Tande changed his plea to guilty during a hearing in January. The judge also gave him 5 years of supervised probation and he must…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Former North Dakota priest Neil Pfiefer has been relieved of his priestly duties. It’s a decision that was made by Pope Francis according to the Fargo Diocese. Pfiefer pleaded guilty to sexual assault last July in Stutsman County. He faced similar charges in Logan County, but those were later dropped. As a result of the Pope’s…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A former Fargo Public Schools teacher and athletic trainer contracted through Sanford Health has pleaded guilty to felony sexual assault of a15-year-old boy last summer. Levi Tande changed his plea at a hearing. According to court documents, the boy was suffering from hip pain last June and went to the training room at South High School….
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — A Jamestown man faces a long list of charges after being accused of rape. 21-year-old Spencer Schmuhl made his initial court appearance on Wednesday on 8 counts. Schmuhl is charged with two counts of sexual assault, two counts of gross sexual imposition, luring minors by computer, two counts of corruption or solicitation of minors, and aggravated…
Peter Nygard/CNNGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/CNN) — Two UND-affiliated foundations are cutting remaining ties to Peter Nygard. The 82-year-old former fashion mogul was found guilty of four counts of sexual assault in a Toronto court on Sunday, following a six-week trial. Nygard was accused by five women of attacking them in a series of incidents from the 1980s to the mid-2000s….
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is accused of the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl at a home in Barnesville. Police interviewed the victim in early October and she told them 32-year-old Jesse Meier had touched her inappropriately in January. She said he touched her breasts and private area. She told investigators that when Meier stopped he told…
