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There was the same number of registered sex offenders living in Olmsted County in August compared to the previous month, according to the Minnesota Public Registrant Search.

There are 13 sex offenders registered in Olmsted County in August.

The Registry shows one of these sex offender is sexual predator. In Minnesota, convicted predatory offenders also are subject to certain mandatory sentencing laws that are designed to minimize their chances to re-offend.

Minnesota legislation about sex offenders and predators is currently being evaluated and revised, such as if offenders with good behavior can be removed from the Registry.

Frequently updated information about sex offenders in Minnesota can be found online here.

Offender	Crime	Crime description
Jeremy James Franken	Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree	Offender has a history of sexual conduct and contact with a 9 year old female victim over approximately three years. Conduct included exposure and voyeurism. Contact included sexual touching and penetration. Offender was known to victim.
William Burton-James Solbrig	Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree	Offender has a history of sexual contact with minor female victims (age 5-16). Contact included fondling and penetration. Offender was known to victims.
Benjamin James Alverson	Criminal sexual conduct in the third degree	In his early 20’s, Benjamin Alverson engaged in separate acts of sexual contact against two known, teen-aged females. Alverson gained and maintained access to the victims through the use of attention and affection. He maintained control through manipulation of the victims’ naiveite.
Dale William Hodge	Indecent exposure, penalties, criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree	Dale Hodge has an extensive history of exposure and public masturbation.
Michael James Costa	Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree, criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree	Michael Costa engaged in sexual contact with a known female child and teenager on separate occasions. Contact included sexual touching and penetration. Costa assisted one victim in running away from her home and took advantage of her vulnerable state to gain compliance.
James Dennis Ferguson	Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree	James Ferguson engaged in sexual contact with a known male child on at least two occasions. Contact included sexual touching and penetration. Ferguson took advantage of his vulnerable state to gain compliance.
Terry Carlton Ross	Solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct, communication of sexually explicit materials to children, predatory offense, non-MN statute	Terry Ross has a history of sexual contact with known female teenagers. Contact included penetration. Ross has used force to gain compliance.
Norman A. Edstrom	Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree	From 1972-1990, Norman Edstrom engaged in multiple incidents of sexual contact against unknown female and male victims ranging from children and teenaged to adult. He accessed the majority of his victims by offering rides while they waited at bus stops or were hitchhiking. Once in his car, Edstrom would use threats of violence, force and a weapon to maintain control.
Matthew Ryan Judy	Criminal sexual conduct in the third degree	Matthew Judy engaged in sexual contact against an unknown female teenager. Contact included penetration. Judy used coercion to gain access and force to maintain control.
Everett Raymond Nordwall	Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree	Everett Nordwall has a history of engaging in sexual contact with both known and unknown female children. Contacts included sexual touching. Nordwall gained access to the children in a public area.
Scott Anthony Thorpe	Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, criminal sexual conduct in the second degree	Scott Thorpe has a history of sexual contact with known female children. Contact has included sexual touching and penetration. Thorpe has taken advantage of their vulnerable state to gain compliance.
Kevin Tyrone Williams	Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree	Kevin Williams engaged in two separate incidents of sexual contact against known, adult female victims. Contacts included penetration. Williams uses force, violence and threats to maintain control.
Larry Allen Black	Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree (2 counts)	As a child, Larry Black engaged in sexual contact with two known female children over the course of approximately three years. Contact included sexual touching and penetration.