{"id":20274,"date":"2026-02-22T18:03:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T00:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=20274"},"modified":"2026-02-22T18:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T00:03:15","slug":"bemidji-thomas-strong-sex-offender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-thomas-strong-sex-offender\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji: Thomas Strong Sex Offender"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Bemidji, Beltrami County<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">(trfnews.i234.me)<\/a> \u2014 A Minnesota Department of Corrections record lists <strong>Thomas Edward Strong<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The record lists Strong as homeless in Bemidji, Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>The entry lists MNDOC Offender ID 238882.<\/p>\n<p>The record lists a release date of April 18, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The record says the prison sentence and supervised release expired.<\/p>\n<h2>Charge statute listed<\/h2>\n<p>The DOC entry lists a charge under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.3451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.3451<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The entry specifically lists subdivision 3.<\/p>\n<p>That section covers the felony provision in the statute.<\/p>\n<p>The statute is titled criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20275\" style=\"width: 184px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20275\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Strong-Thomas-Edward.png\" alt=\"Thomas Edward Strong\" width=\"184\" height=\"271\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thomas Edward Strong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What the DOC summary says<\/h2>\n<p>The DOC summary says Strong engaged in sexual contact with known children.<\/p>\n<p>The summary says the victims included a known male child and a known female child.<\/p>\n<p>The summary says the contact included penetration.<\/p>\n<p>It says Strong used established relationships of trust to gain access.<\/p>\n<p>It says he exploited unmonitored contact.<\/p>\n<p>It says manipulation and coercion were used to maintain control.<\/p>\n<p>The DOC summary is not a full court record.<\/p>\n<p>It is a short description in a state database.<\/p>\n<h2>Address and agency listed<\/h2>\n<p>The record lists the registered address as homeless in Bemidji.<\/p>\n<p>It lists the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ci.bemidji.mn.us\/police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bemidji Police Department<\/a> as the law enforcement agency.<\/p>\n<p>A public phone number listed for the agency is 218-333-9111.<\/p>\n<h2>Also known as names<\/h2>\n<p>The DOC entry lists name variations.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strong, Thomas E<\/li>\n<li>Strong, Thomas Edwar<\/li>\n<li>Strong, Tom Edward<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to verify public information<\/h2>\n<p>The DOC Public Viewer explains who appears in its locator system.<\/p>\n<p>You can search by name or offender ID here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/coms.doc.state.mn.us\/publicviewer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coms.doc.state.mn.us\/publicviewer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The DOC also provides a public registrant search tool.<\/p>\n<p>You can use it here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/coms.doc.state.mn.us\/publicregistrantsearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coms.doc.state.mn.us\/publicregistrantsearch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Public court records may be available through:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/CaseSearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Criminal history searches are available through:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chs.state.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Public Criminal History Search<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Victim help and reporting<\/h2>\n<p>If you are in immediate danger, call 911.<\/p>\n<p>If you have information for the police, contact your local agency.<\/p>\n<p>Victim support information is available from the DOC here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mn.gov\/doc\/victims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mn.gov\/doc\/victims<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Minnesota also lists statewide crime victim resources here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dps.mn.gov\/resources-for\/crime-victim-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dps.mn.gov\/resources-for\/crime-victim-resources<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>I&#8217;m Chris Harper reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bemidji, Beltrami County (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 A Minnesota Department of Corrections record lists Thomas Edward Strong. 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