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MN man pleads guilty to kidnapping Forest Lake teen and hiding her in a tent

Summary by Pioneer Press
An Isanti County man charged with hiding a Forest Lake teen in a tent in rural Pine County pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony charges of kidnapping and second-degree criminal sexual conduct, officials said. Shawn Patrick Bellach (Courtesy of the Pine County Sheriff's Office) Shawn Bellach, 39, of Dalbo, was arrested in July 2023 after the girl, 14 at the time, was found living in a tent north of Grasston, Minn. She had been missing since May after…

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Pioneer Press broke the news in Saint Paul, United States on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
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