Former U.S. state senator sentenced for sex acts with minors, online relationship with Canadian teen

Former U.S. state senator sentenced for sex acts with minors, online relationship with Canadian teen

An ex-North Dakota Republican state senator was sentenced late March to 10 years in prison for repeatedly travelling to Prague to engage in sexual acts with minors.

Former North Dakota lawmaker convicted of sex crime will not file an appeal

Former North Dakota state Sen. Ray Holmberg does not intend to appeal his federal sex crime conviction or 10-year prison sentence.

Holmberg will not appeal 10-year prison sentence in child sex case

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Former North Dakota state Senator Ray Holmberg of Grand Forks will not appeal his 10-year federal prison sentence for traveling overseas to have sex with underage boys. Holmberg’s attorney, Mark Friese, says Holmberg did not ask him to file an appeal. Holmberg is in the Sherburne County Jail in Elk River, Minnesota pending his transfer to a federal prison. The judge went beyond the sentencing recommendation from the U.S. Atto…

Former State Senator Will Not Appeal His Sentence

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – Former state senator Ray Holmberg of Grand Forks will not appeal his 10-year federal prison sentence for traveling overseas to have sex with underage boys. Holmberg’s attorney, Mark Friese of Fargo, says Holmberg did not ask him to file an appeal. Holmberg is in the Sherburne County Jail in Elk River, Minnesota pending his transfer to a federal prison. The judge went beyond the sentencing recommendation from the U.S. Attorne…

Holmberg will not appeal federal sentence

(FARGO, ND) – Former North Dakota State Senator Ray Holmberg will not appeal his federal sentence on child sex tourism charges. Mark Friese, attorney with Vogel Law Firm and Holmberg’s counsel, confirmed to Flag Family Media News that he has ‘not been directed to file an appeal.’ Holmberg is serving a 10-year sentence on the charges. In federal court, he admitted to flying to Prague, Czech Republic and having sex with a boy.

Former North Dakota senator won't appeal international commercial sex sentence

FARGO — Former North Dakota Sen. Ray Holmberg will not appeal the sentence he received for traveling abroad to sexually abuse boys. The Grand Forks Republican who admitted to traveling to Prague from 2011 to 2016 to pay to sexually abuse boys has opted to not challenge his 10-year sentence, Holmberg’s defense attorney Mark Friese told The Forum late Wednesday, April 9. The Forum is seeking further comment from Holmberg and Friese. Holmberg repre…