The Registry shows that 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 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 Beltrami County as of Q4 2024
| Offender | Crime | Crime description |
|---|---|---|
| Jerrold Ryan Kemmer | Criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree | Offender engaged in sexual contact with an adult male victim. Contact included fondling. Past history of sexual contact with a minor female victim (age 4). Contact included fondling. Offender was known to victims. |
| Jeffrey Thomas Ballek | Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree | Jeffrey Ballek engaged in sexual contact with two known female children on multiple occasions over an extended period of time. Contact included sexual touching and penetration. Ballek also possessed child sex abuse images. |
| Richard Dean Derby | Use of minors in sexual performance prohibited | Richard Derby engaged in sexual conduct with a known female child. Conduct included recording her while instructing her to pose in a sexually explicit manner. Manipulation was used to gain compliance. At age 17, Derby also engaged in sexual contact with a known female teenager. |
| Tadashi David Andersen | Criminal sexual conduct in the third degree | Tadashi Andersen engaged in sexual contact with a known female teen. Contact included penetration. |
| Michael Warren Smith | Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, criminal sexual conduct in the second degree | Michael Smith engaged in sexual contact and conduct with a known male toddler. Contact included penetration; conduct included exposure. Smith used his position of authority to gain compliance. |
| Dean Melvin Johnson | Possession of pornographic work involving minors (15 counts) | Dean Johnson possessed child pornography depicting unknown female children engaged in sexual contact. |
| Bruce Albert Taylor | Sexual abuse of a minor - Federal statute | Offender has a history of sexual contact with minor females (age 4, 8 & 13). The contact has included sexual touching and penetration. Offender was known to victims. |
| Thomas Edward Strong | Criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree | Strong has engaged in sexual contact with male and female children. Contact included sexual touching and penetration. Strong was known to victims. |
| James Edward Storholm | Predatory offense, non-MN statute, possession of pornographic work involving minors, criminal sexual conduct in the first degree | James Storholm has a history of possessing child sex abuse images. Storholm also has a history of engaging in sexual conduct and contact with known female and male children. Conduct included showing one victim pornography. Contact has included sexual touching and penetration. |
| Joshua Tyler Ackerman | Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree | Joshua Ackerman engaged in sexual contact with two known male children on multiple occasions. Contact included sexual touching. |
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