Devils Lake Volunteer Faces 9 Felonies in Abuse Case
Devils Lake (trfnews.i234.me) — A daycare volunteer faces nine felony charges involving several young children.
Braxton Strande is charged in Ramsey County District Court, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
Court records list Strande’s birth year as 2009.
The charges include continuous sexual abuse of a child and gross sexual imposition.
Other charges include child abuse and witness tampering.
Investigation Began in May
The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office began investigating Little Goslings Daycare in May.
Most of the alleged conduct happened at the Devils Lake daycare, according to prosecutors.
Other counts describe alleged incidents involving additional children during a separate period.
Prosecutors allege inappropriate sexual contact involving several young children.
One charge also alleges physical injury to a child.
Another charge alleges Strande threatened a child to prevent a report to adults.
The allegations have not been proven in court.
Strande is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Daycare Says Strande Was a Volunteer
A daycare director said Strande was never employed by Little Goslings Daycare.
She said he was classified as a volunteer under North Dakota licensing rules.
The director said Strande has a family member who works at the facility.
She said that connection explained why he was present at the daycare.
The director also said Strande completed the required background check.
She said staff supervised him while he was at the facility.
According to the director, Strande was never responsible for children’s care.
She also said he was never intentionally left alone with children.
The daycare has cooperated with investigators and provided evidence, the director said.
Court Case Moving Forward
Ramsey County State’s Attorney Daniel Howell said the court has signed an order in the case.
Howell said prosecutors are moving forward with the charges.
The case is expected to proceed by summons.
A summons date had not yet been announced.
More information about North Dakota courts is available through the North Dakota Court System.
Anyone affected by child sexual abuse can contact Childhelp at 1-800-422-4453.
Support is also available through RAINN at 1-800-656-4673.
I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News.
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