{"id":33929,"date":"2026-06-19T21:07:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T02:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=33929"},"modified":"2026-06-19T21:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T02:07:07","slug":"fergus-falls-man-sentenced-in-child-sex-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/fergus-falls-man-sentenced-in-child-sex-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Fergus Falls Man Sentenced in Child Sex Case"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fergus Falls Man Sentenced in Child Sex Case<\/h2>\n

FERGUS FALLS<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Vergil Allen Wibben, 77, is listed as sentenced at the Otter Tail County Jail.<\/p>\n

The county roster shows Wibben entered the jail on April 10, 2026.<\/p>\n

His booking number is 002600000323.<\/p>\n

The roster lists one felony count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct.<\/p>\n

The offense involved sexual contact with a person younger than 14.<\/p>\n

The roster states the actor was more than 36 months older.<\/p>\n

A projected release date of June 28, 2026, appears beside the entry.<\/p>\n

No bond amount is shown because the roster lists Wibben as sentenced.<\/p>\n

Minnesota Law Cited<\/h2>\n

The roster cites Minnesota Statute 609.343, subdivision 1a(e).<\/p>\n

The law covers sexual contact involving a complainant younger than 14.<\/p>\n

It applies when the actor is more than 36 months older.<\/p>\n

The state does not need to prove that coercion occurred under this provision.<\/p>\n

Mistake about the complainant\u2019s age is not a defense under the statute.<\/p>\n

The law also states that consent is not a defense.<\/p>\n

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Vergil Allen Wibben booking photo. Source: Otter Tail County Jail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Maximum Penalties Under the Statute<\/h2>\n

Second-degree criminal sexual conduct is a felony under Minnesota law.<\/p>\n

The statute allows a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison.<\/p>\n

It also allows a fine of up to $35,000.<\/p>\n

Those figures describe the statutory maximum.<\/p>\n

They do not confirm the exact sentence imposed in Wibben\u2019s case.<\/p>\n

The jail roster does not list the full sentencing order.<\/p>\n

It also does not provide the court file number.<\/p>\n

Projected Release Date May Change<\/h2>\n

The June 28 date is identified as a projected release date.<\/p>\n

Projected dates may change because of court orders or correctional decisions.<\/p>\n

The public roster does not explain how the date was calculated.<\/p>\n

Readers can review the Otter Tail County custody list<\/a> for updates.<\/p>\n

The full Minnesota criminal sexual conduct statute<\/a> is available online.<\/p>\n

Public court information may appear through Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jail rosters provide limited information about criminal cases.<\/p>\n

Official court records provide the final sentence and case history.<\/p>\n

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

Vergil Allen Wibben, 77, is listed as sentenced in Fergus Falls for second-degree criminal sexual conduct, with release projected June 28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33930,"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":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_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":[16518],"tags":[17733,871,1122,827,1375,151,11819,2078,794],"class_list":["post-33929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-booked","tag-case","tag-child","tag-falls","tag-fergus","tag-man","tag-recently","tag-sentenced","tag-sex","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33929","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=33929"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33931,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33929\/revisions\/33931"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}