The Registry shows that three of these sex offenders are sexual predators. In Minnesota, convicted predatory offenders also are subject to certain mandatory sentencing laws that are designed to minimize their chances of re-offend.
According to a study by SafeHome.org, 18,877 registered sex offenders were living in the state as of August 2024. This translates to roughly 331 offenders per 100,000 residents.
Another study by the Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center revealed that Minnesota spends over $100 million annually on the Sex Offense Civil Commitment (SOCC) program, which primarily aims to prevent recidivism among sex offenders in the state.
Frequently updated information about sex offenders in Minnesota can be found online here.
Registered Sex Offenders in Mower County as of Q4 2024
| Offender | Crime | Crime description |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Robert Spore | Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree (3 counts), criminal sexual conduct in the second degree | Steven Spore has a history of sexual contact with known male children. Contact has included sexual touching and penetration. Spore met one victim through a big brother program, and gained access when males were either hanging out at his residence or when they spent the night. Spore took advantage of at least one victim's vulnerable state to gain compliance. |
| Steven Mark Knopps | Criminal sexual conduct in the third degree | Steven Knopps, at age 49, engaged in sexual contact with a known female child. Contact included penetration. Knopps used threats to gain compliance. At age 27, Knopps engaged in sexual contact with a known female toddler. Contact included sexual touching and penetration. |
| Joseph Henry Mallan | Kidnapping and false imprisonment, criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree | Joseph Mallan engaged in sexual contact with a known female teenager. Contact included sexual touching and penetration. On a separate occasion,
Mallan held a known adult female against her will and transported her to another location. |
| David Charles Workman | Possession of pornographic work involving minors, predatory offense, non-MN statute | David Workman has a history of possessing child sex abuse images and has engaged in sexual conduct and contact with known and unknown female children. Conduct included exposure. Contact has included sexual touching and penetration. Workman has used his position of authority and manipulation to gain compliance. |
| Jayson Edwynn Beaudry | Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree, predatory offense, non-MN statute | Jayson Beaudry has a history of sexual contact with known female teenagers. Contact has included penetration. Beaudry provided intoxicants to victims, and used force and threats to gain compliance. |
| Nathan Mark Prusinski | False imprisonment, solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct, communication of sexually explicit materials to children | Nathan Prusinski engaged in sexual contact against a known, teen aged female. Contact included touch. Prusinski gained access to the victim outside her home. He used coercion and manipulation in an effort to gain control. In a separate incident Prusinski held a known adult female against her will. He used a weapon, threats, and intimidation to maintain control. |
| Thomas Lee Daniels | Criminal sexual conduct in the third degree | Thomas Daniels, at age 18, engaged in sexual contact with a known teenage female on multiple occasions. Contact included penetration. Daniels provided alcohol to victim prior to contact and took advantage of her vulnerable state on at least one occasion. |
| David Andrew Gerlach | Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, criminal sexual conduct in the second degree | David Gerlach engaged in sexual conduct and contact with a known 8 year old male on numerous occasions over approximately eight years. Conduct included exposure. Contact included sexual touching and penetration. Additional history of sexual contact with two known adolescent males. |
| Brian Joseph Miller | Predatory Offense, non-MN statute, criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree | Brian Miller has a history of sexual conduct and sexual contact with both known and unknown adult females. Conduct included holding one victim against her will and undressing in her presence. Contact has included sexual touching. |
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