Becker County, MN (trfnews.i234.me) – Kyle Ryan Francis, 44, of Detroit Lakes, has been charged in Becker County District Court with felony fifth-degree criminal sexual contact and gross misdemeanor fifth-degree criminal sexual contact.
According to court records, on August 27, 2023, a detective from the Clay County Sheriff’s Office began investigating a reported criminal sexual assault on behalf of Becker County.
The investigation included a forensic interview with a juvenile female conducted on August 21, 2023, at the Red River Children’s Advocacy Center. The juvenile disclosed two incidents: the first occurred in late June 2022 at Audubon Summer Fest, where she said Francis, a family friend, touched her inappropriately after she gave him a ride home due to his intoxication. The second incident allegedly happened on July 23, 2022, at Francis’s home, where she woke up to him touching her over her clothes.
Francis was released on October 10, 2023, without bail under conditions prohibiting contact with the victim and the use of mood-altering substances. His next court date is scheduled for December 9, 2024.