Menahga, Minnesota, teen pleads not guilty to first-degree criminal sexual conduct

Menahga, Minnesota, teen pleads not guilty to first-degree criminal sexual conduct

ROSEAU COUNTY, Minn. — A Menahga, Minnesota, man pleaded not guilty Monday, Dec. 22, to two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl in Warroad. Colton Johnathon Skare, 19, faces up to 30 years in prison for the crimes, though Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines recommend between 12 and 30 years, depending on a defendant's criminal history. Skare was charged after he and a codefendant — Leeroy Elmer Kick…