{"id":20294,"date":"2026-02-22T18:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T00:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=20294"},"modified":"2026-02-22T18:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T00:45:22","slug":"backus-robert-litzau-sex-offender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/backus-robert-litzau-sex-offender\/","title":{"rendered":"Backus: Robert Litzau Sex Offender"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rural Backus, Cass County<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">(trfnews.i234.me)<\/a> \u2014 A Minnesota Department of Corrections record lists <strong>Robert Arthur Litzau<\/strong> in the Pine River area near Backus.<\/p>\n<p>The DOC entry lists MNDOC Offender ID 132667.<\/p>\n<p>The record lists a release date of June 20, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The record says the prison sentence and supervised release expired.<\/p>\n<h2>Statute listed<\/h2>\n<p>The DOC record lists Minnesota Statute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">609.345<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is a public law page on the Minnesota Revisor site.<\/p>\n<h2>What the DOC summary says<\/h2>\n<p>The DOC summary says Robert Litzau engaged in sexual contact with a known male teen.<\/p>\n<p>The summary says the contact included touching.<\/p>\n<p>It says he accessed the teen through an established relationship of trust.<\/p>\n<p>It says manipulation and coercion were used to maintain control.<\/p>\n<p>This summary is not the full court file.<\/p>\n<p>It is a short description in a state database.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20295\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20295\" style=\"width: 203px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20295\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Litzau-Robert-Arthur.png\" alt=\"Robert Arthur Litzau\" width=\"203\" height=\"255\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Arthur Litzau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Location and agency listed<\/h2>\n<p>The record lists Cass County as the address county.<\/p>\n<p>The registered address is listed as Pine River, rural Backus.<\/p>\n<p>The record lists the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casscountymn.gov\/1293\/Sheriffs-Office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cass County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a> as the law enforcement agency.<\/p>\n<p>A public phone number listed is 218-547-1424.<\/p>\n<h2>Also known as names<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Litau, Robert Arthur<\/li>\n<li>Litzau, Bob<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to verify public records<\/h2>\n<p>The DOC locator explains who appears in the state\u2019s public search.<\/p>\n<p>Use the <a href=\"https:\/\/coms.doc.state.mn.us\/publicviewer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MN DOC Public Viewer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The DOC also provides a public registrant search tool.<\/p>\n<p>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/coms.doc.state.mn.us\/publicregistrantsearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOC Public Registrant Search<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Public court entries may be available through <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/CaseSearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MCRO Case Search<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Criminal history searches are available through <a href=\"https:\/\/chs.state.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Criminal History Search<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Help and reporting<\/h2>\n<p>If you are in immediate danger, call 911.<\/p>\n<p>Victim support resources are listed here: <a href=\"https:\/\/mn.gov\/doc\/victims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mn.gov\/doc\/victims<\/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>Rural Backus, Cass County (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 A Minnesota Department of Corrections record lists Robert Arthur Litzau in the Pine River area near Backus. 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