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There was no change in the number of registered sex offenders living in Pennington County in September compared to the previous month, according to the Minnesota Public Registrant Search.

As of September, two sex offenders were living in the county.

The Registry shows none of these sex offenders are sexual predators.

In Minnesota, people convicted of sex-related crimes are required to register as predatory offenders. The registration period usually lasts 10 years from sentencing, release, or the end of supervision, but in serious cases, such as repeat offenses or first-degree criminal sexual conduct, it can extend to lifetime registration.

Minnesota spends over $100 million annually on its Sex Offense Civil Commitment (SOCC) program, designed to prevent sex offender recidivism, according to a study by the Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center.

As of August 2024, there were 18,877 registered sex offenders living in Minnesota. This translates to roughly 331 offenders per 100,000 residents.

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

Offender	Crime	Crime description
Steven Glen Bruyere	Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree	Steven Bruyere engaged in sexual conduct and contact with a known female child on multiple occasions. Conduct included taking sexually explicit photos and videos of her and showing her pornography. Contact included sexual touching. Bruyere used bribery, his position of authority, and took advantage of her vulnerable state to gain compliance. Bruyere also possessed child sex abuse images of other female children.
Todd Joshua Sorenson	Criminal sexual conduct in the third degree	In 2012, Todd Sorenson engaged in sexual contact against a known female teenager. Contact included penetration. Sorenson used his established relationship of trust to attain and exploit unmonitored access with the victim. He used attention and affection in an effort to maintain the contact and also provided the victim with a mood-altering substance. Prior to this incident, in 2011, Sorenson had exposed and manipulated his genitals while in public, he directed the lewd conduct toward three unknown female victims.