MANKATO, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Mankato man is sentenced to life in prison for the sexual assault and murder of a 2-year-old. Police responded to an apartment in April 2021 for a medical incident where they found a child unresponsive. Officers took him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The autopsy found injuries consistent with sexual assault and…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — A former Jamestown priest will avoid jail if he completes 50 hours of community service after pleading guilty to sexual assault. The plea deal for Neil Pfeifer included a charge of sexual exploitation by a therapist being dismissed. A trial on the charges was supposed to begin today in Jamestown. He was sentenced to 360 days…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo teen accused of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl last June changes his plea to guilty. 18-year-old Draven Unterseher pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of gross sexual imposition with a victim under 15. Court documents say he assaulted the girl while she was sleeping in her bedroom. Sentencing is set for August 21st….
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (AP/KVRR) – A man accused of beating and burning his girlfriend’s 17-month-old daughter to death in a Maplewood apartment has been charged with second degree murder. Authorities say Terrance Leslie, who was jailed on $2 million bail, filmed some of the abuse on his cellphone. The device recorded the 26-year-old Leslie, of Maplewood, saying he was upset that…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) — University Police at NDSU are investigating a sexual assault on campus. It was reported to have happened in a residence hall around 1:30 Saturday morning. The report indicated the suspect and the victim met earlier in the evening at an off-campus location. They are looking for anyone who might have information that might aid in the…
PROCTOR, Minn. – (KVRR-FOX 21) – The parents of the teenage boy who was sexually assaulted with a plunger at Proctor High School last year are suing the school district, the coaches, and the superintendent. The lawsuit is on a federal level. The parents are suing the Proctor school district, the superintendent John Engelking, the football coach Derek Parendo, and…
Thomas RemmickJAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Jamestown man is arrested, accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old Tuesday night. Police say 71-year-old Thomas Remmick followed the victim in his vehicle, enticed the juvenile to get into his car, and then sexually assaulted the victim while driving in and around Jamestown. The victim did not know Remmick. He was located thanks to…
Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman and Maggie Nichols testify during a Senate hearing about the Inspector General’s report on the FBI’s handling of the Larry Nassar investigation.DETROIT (AP) – Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and dozens of other women who say they were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar are seeking more than $1 billion from the FBI for failing…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A high risk sex offender has a new Fargo address. Police tell us 41-year-old Jamal Anderson is now living at 734 College Street North. Anderson was convicted in 2001 of Corrupt/Solicitation of a 16-year-old girl in Stutsman County. He was also convicted in 1999 of Sexual Assault and Aggravated Assault in Stutsman County. Victims were a…
Bill CosbyPHILADELPHIA (AP) – Prosecutors urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction, arguing in a petition that the verdict was thrown out over a questionable agreement that the comic claimed gave him lifetime immunity. They said the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision in June to overturn Cosby’s conviction created a dangerous precedent by giving a press…
