{"id":40052,"date":"2026-07-29T18:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T23:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=40052"},"modified":"2026-07-26T08:15:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T13:15:48","slug":"duluth-man-booked-on-sexual-conduct-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/duluth-man-booked-on-sexual-conduct-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Duluth Man Booked on Sexual Conduct Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Duluth Man Booked on Sexual Conduct Charges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>DULUTH<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Duluth man was recently booked into the Cass County Jail on several serious allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Emilio James Bunker, 34, was booked at 4:02 a.m. on July 25, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Jail records list three alleged offenses connected to the booking. The allegations include two criminal sexual conduct counts.<\/p>\n<h2>Charges Listed in Jail Records<\/h2>\n<p>Bunker was booked on an alleged first-degree criminal sexual conduct offense.<\/p>\n<p>The booking entry alleges sexual penetration involving a person under age 16. It also lists a significant relationship and alleged force or coercion.<\/p>\n<p>A second count alleges third-degree criminal sexual conduct. That allegation involves a person between 16 and 17 years old.<\/p>\n<p>The record also lists a significant relationship and alleged force or coercion.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Bunker-Emilio-James.png\" alt=\"Emilio James Bunker booking photo\" \/><em>Emilio James Bunker<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Minnesota laws covering these allegations are available through the Minnesota Legislature\u2019s Revisor of Statutes.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review the state law for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.342\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first-degree criminal sexual conduct<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The law for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">third-degree criminal sexual conduct<\/a> is also available online.<\/p>\n<h2>Body Art Allegation<\/h2>\n<p>The jail record also lists an alleged violation involving a body art technician.<\/p>\n<p>That count alleges tattooing a person younger than 18.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota law sets age rules and professional standards for tattoo and body art services.<\/p>\n<p>Details are available under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/146B.07\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 146B.07<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casscountymn.gov\/1321\/Detention-Center-Jail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cass County Detention Center<\/a> holds people awaiting court action and serving certain sentences.<\/p>\n<h2>Case Remains Pending<\/h2>\n<p>A jail booking is not proof of guilt. The listed offenses remain allegations unless proven in court.<\/p>\n<p>No court outcome was included with the available booking information.<\/p>\n<p>Further details may become available through court filings or future public records.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Duluth man Emilio James Bunker was booked into the Cass County Jail on several alleged sexual conduct and body art charges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40053,"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":"","_bluesky_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":[21742,764,19173,21740,21743,21741,16566],"class_list":["post-40052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-body-art-charge","tag-cass-county-jail","tag-criminal-sexual-conduct-charges","tag-duluth-arrest","tag-duluth-minnesota-news","tag-emilio-james-bunker","tag-minnesota-jail-booking","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40052","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=40052"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40054,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40052\/revisions\/40054"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}