{"id":27095,"date":"2026-04-30T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=27095"},"modified":"2026-04-28T14:17:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:17:23","slug":"bemidji-man-charged-in-sexual-assault-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-man-charged-in-sexual-assault-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji Man Charged In Sexual Assault Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bemidji<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Bemidji man is facing two felony criminal sexual conduct charges in Beltrami County District Court.<\/p>\n

Charles James Headbird, 53, has been charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct.<\/p>\n

He is also charged with fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct.<\/p>\n

The case was filed in Minnesota\u2019s Ninth Judicial District.<\/p>\n

The court file number is 04-CR-26-743.<\/p>\n

Report Made At Park Place<\/h2>\n

According to the complaint, police responded on March 17, 2026.<\/p>\n

The report involved an alleged sexual assault at Park Place in Bemidji.<\/p>\n

The alleged incident happened on February 23, 2026.<\/p>\n

An adult woman told police she had been very intoxicated.<\/p>\n

She reported that she did not remember the incident.<\/p>\n

The complaint says a witness later found her inside her room.<\/p>\n

The witness reported finding Headbird in the room with her.<\/p>\n

Complaint Cites Video Timeline<\/h2>\n

According to court records, police also spoke with Headbird.<\/p>\n

The complaint says Headbird admitted having sex with the woman.<\/p>\n

He also said both had been very drunk.<\/p>\n

Headbird claimed the woman was not unconscious, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n

He also said he did not remember much more.<\/p>\n

Investigators reviewed hallway video from outside the woman\u2019s room.<\/p>\n

The complaint says the video showed several people entering the room.<\/p>\n

The footage also showed others leaving later that afternoon.<\/p>\n

A witness entered the room around 5:45 p.m., according to court records.<\/p>\n

A few minutes later, the video showed the woman being carried out.<\/p>\n

Felony Charges Filed<\/h2>\n

Headbird is charged under Minnesota Statute 609.344<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That count carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.<\/p>\n

It also carries a possible $30,000 fine.<\/p>\n

The second count is charged under Minnesota Statute 609.345<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That count carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.<\/p>\n

It also carries a possible $20,000 fine.<\/p>\n

Court information may be available through the Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A criminal complaint is not a conviction.<\/p>\n

Headbird is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n

I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Bemidji (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 A Bemidji man is facing two felony criminal sexual conduct charges in Beltrami County District Court. Charles James Headbird, 53, has been charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct. He is also charged with fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. The case was filed in Minnesota\u2019s Ninth Judicial District. The court file number is 04-CR-26-743.… Continue reading Bemidji Man Charged In Sexual Assault Case<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27097,"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":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27095","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=27095"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27289,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27095\/revisions\/27289"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}