US EditionFormer senator Holmberg to be sentenced Wednesday for sex crimes
- Former North Dakota State Senator Ray Holmberg, 81, has been accused of targeting vulnerable children for sexual exploitation, according to court documents filed on March 19.
- Holmberg pleaded guilty to traveling to Prague for illicit sexual contact with minors, with a plea agreement stating his motive was engaging in commercial sex.
- Holmberg's sexual misconduct involved grooming boys and paying for sex, significantly impacting victims' lives, as detailed in prosecutors' claims.
- Holmberg's sentencing is scheduled for March 26, where the U.S. attorney has requested 37 months in prison and lifetime supervision due to his persistent history of sex crimes against minors.
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Former senator Holmberg to be sentenced Wednesday for sex crimes
BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — Former North Dakota senator Ray Holmberg, who was convicted of child sex crimes after serving as a state lawmaker for nearly 50 years, will be sentenced on Wednesday, March 26. The prosecution in the case says he had a history of exploiting children in various countries. After Holmberg pled guilty in August to traveling abroad to have sex with adolescent boys, a sentencing memorandum was released yesterday in which the pro…
Lawmaker convicted of child sex crime had history of exploiting vulnerable boys, prosecutor alleges
Editor’s note: This story contains graphic material and discusses the sexual exploitation of minors. FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) – A former North Dakota lawmaker set to be sentenced next week for a child sex crime has a history of leveraging his power to exploit vulnerable boys and young men, a prosecutor alleges in court documents filed Wednesday. Ray Holmberg, once...
Graphic emails from Ray Holmberg outline sex crimes, years of preying on children
"If you think I travel thousands of miles to have sex with a 16-year-old, you'd be right," said former North Dakota Sen. Ray Holmberg, according to court papers filed by the prosecution.
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