Ex-GOP State Rep Gets Ten Years On Child Sex Charges

The North Dakota Monitor reports:

A former North Dakota lawmaker was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. Ray Holmberg, 81, was a Grand Forks state senator for 45 years, and received a sentence that is longer than federal sentencing guidelines.

U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland characterized Holmberg’s conduct as “egregious and despicable” and said he didn’t think the guideline sentence of more than three years was adequate.

Holmberg, who appeared in court wearing shackles and a bright orange jail uniform, will also have to register as a sex offender. Prosecutors allege Holmberg traveled to Prague in the Czech Republic 14 times between 2011 and 2021 to pay for sex with boys.

The Associated Press

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