Man Charged with 5 Counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct
His conduct involves victims under the age of 13
Richard Dean Wilson, Jr.
CASS COUNTY, Minn. – Cass County Attorney Christopher J. Strandlie reports that 42-year-old Richard Dean Wilson, Jr. has been charged with five counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the First and Second Degree relating to offenses that occurred in 2014-16.
It is alleged that Wilson sexually penetrated or had sexual contact with three children under the age of 13, and produced videos of the assaults.
The allegations stem from an Internet Crime Against Children investigation in which Wilson shared downloaded child pornography with others.
On Thursday, March 9, 2017 the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension discovered videos of the sexual assaults and were able to confirm the identities of the three victims.
Wilson’s bail has been set to $250,000 without conditions and $100,000 with conditions, including that he not have any contact with the three victims or their families, not have any unsupervised contact with minor children, not consume alcohol or controlled substances, be subject to random testing, not enter liquor establishments, not leave the state of Minnesota, not access the Internet or any social media site, and remain law-abiding.
Wilson has been placed on pre-trial supervision. He is due back in court on Monday, March 13 at 1:30 p.m.
