{"id":20257,"date":"2026-02-22T17:39:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=20257"},"modified":"2026-02-22T17:39:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:39:05","slug":"bemidji-richard-derby-sex-offender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-richard-derby-sex-offender\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji: Richard Derby Sex Offender"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bemidji, Beltrami County<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me)<\/a> \u2014 A Minnesota Department of Corrections record lists Richard Dean Derby<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The record lists Derby with MNDOC Offender ID 260623.<\/p>\n

The record lists a registered address in the 900 block of 11th Street Northwest in Bemidji.<\/p>\n

The entry lists the Bemidji Police Department as the law enforcement agency.<\/p>\n

What the DOC record says<\/h2>\n

The DOC record lists an offense under Minnesota Statute 617.246<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The statute covers using minors in sexual performances and related material.<\/p>\n

The DOC offense summary says the case involved a known female child.<\/p>\n

It says Derby engaged in sexual conduct involving the child.<\/p>\n

It says the conduct included generating child sexual exploitation materials.<\/p>\n

The summary says he accessed the victim through a relationship of trust.<\/p>\n

It says coercion and manipulation were used to maintain control.<\/p>\n

The DOC summary is not the full court record.<\/p>\n

It is a short description in a state database.<\/p>\n

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Richard Dean Derby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Release status listed<\/h2>\n

The record lists a release date of February 16, 2021.<\/p>\n

The record also says the prison sentence and supervised release expired.<\/p>\n

No current supervising agent is listed in the details provided.<\/p>\n

Public databases can update after court or DOC changes.<\/p>\n

How to verify public records<\/h2>\n

The DOC Public Viewer may list people under DOC jurisdiction.<\/p>\n

Search by name or offender ID here: MN DOC Public Viewer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Minnesota Court Records Online can show public case entries.<\/p>\n

Use MCRO here: publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Criminal history searches are available through the state BCA tool.<\/p>\n

Use it here: Minnesota Public Criminal History Search<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Help and reporting<\/h2>\n

If you are in immediate danger, call 911.<\/p>\n

Victim support resources are listed by the state here:\u00a0MN DOC Victim Support & Resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More statewide help is listed here:\u00a0Minnesota DPS crime victim resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Local public safety contacts are listed here:\u00a0Beltrami County Law Enforcement Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bemidji, Beltrami County (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 A Minnesota Department of Corrections record lists Richard Dean Derby. The record lists Derby with MNDOC Offender ID 260623. The record lists a registered address in the 900 block of 11th Street Northwest in Bemidji. The entry lists the Bemidji Police Department as the law enforcement agency. What the DOC… Continue reading Bemidji: Richard Derby Sex Offender<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"default","_google_business_share_type":"default","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[13],"tags":[14017,9220,1212,1224,4167,14018,14019,3229,11112,14016,799,797,13950,907,14015,794],"class_list":["post-20257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sex-offenders","tag-617-246","tag-bca-criminal-history-search","tag-beltrami-county","tag-bemidji","tag-bemidji-mn","tag-child-sexual-exploitation-materials","tag-derby","tag-mcro-case-search","tag-minnesota-doc","tag-mndoc-offender-id-260623","tag-offender","tag-offenders","tag-public-records","tag-richard","tag-richard-dean-derby","tag-sex","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20257"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20262,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20257\/revisions\/20262"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}