{"id":44416,"date":"2026-08-22T10:32:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T15:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=44416"},"modified":"2026-08-16T18:42:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T23:42:40","slug":"new-town-man-listed-as-tier-3-sex-offender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/new-town-man-listed-as-tier-3-sex-offender\/","title":{"rendered":"New Town Man Listed as Tier 3 Sex Offender"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>New Town Man Listed as Tier 3 Sex Offender<\/h2>\n<p><strong>NEW TOWN, N.D. (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Registration information provided to TRF News lists Karmen Corey Clifford as a Tier 3 offender living in New Town.<\/p>\n<p>The record says Clifford was convicted on June 1, 2017. The listed offense is sexual contact with a child under sixteen.<\/p>\n<p>The record identifies the offense under South Dakota Codified Law 22-22-7. That law covers sexual contact involving a person under age sixteen.<\/p>\n<p>The supplied registration record lists Clifford&#8217;s most recent verification date as July 27, 2026.<\/p>\n<h2>What the record shows<\/h2>\n<p>The supplied record identifies Clifford as a Tier 3 offender. It also lists the 2017 conviction involving sexual contact with a child.<\/p>\n<p>Readers should use the official registry for the latest status and location information.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; max-width: 500px; width: 100%; height: auto; margin: 0 auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CLIFFORD-KARMEN-COREY.jpg\" alt=\"Karmen Corey Clifford\" \/><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\">Karmen Corey Clifford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Registration information can change when an offender moves or updates required records.<\/p>\n<p>Residents can search the <a href=\"https:\/\/sexoffender.nd.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Dakota Sex Offender Registry<\/a> for current public information.<\/p>\n<h2>About the offense<\/h2>\n<p>The supplied record cites South Dakota Codified Law 22-22-7. The statute addresses sexual contact with a child under sixteen.<\/p>\n<p>The law generally classifies the offense as a Class 3 felony. Different penalties can apply in certain age-gap situations.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review <a href=\"https:\/\/sdlegislature.gov\/Statutes\/22-22-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Dakota Codified Law 22-22-7<\/a> through the Legislature&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>Court records should be used for case-specific sentencing information.<\/p>\n<h2>Public safety information<\/h2>\n<p>Sex offender registries provide public information about certain registered offenders. The information should not be used to harass anyone.<\/p>\n<p>Residents should rely on official government sources for current registration information.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who believes a registry entry is wrong should contact the agency managing that record.<\/p>\n<p>Questions about a conviction should be directed to the court responsible for the case.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><small>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Town resident Karmen Corey Clifford is listed as a Tier 3 registrant after a 2017 conviction for sexual contact with a child under sixteen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44417,"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":"","_mastodon_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":[13],"tags":[23376,23375,23377,22910,8371,22761],"class_list":["post-44416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sex-offenders","tag-karmen-corey-clifford","tag-new-town-nd","tag-new-town-news","tag-north-dakota-offender-registry","tag-sex-offender-registry","tag-tier-3-offender","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44416","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=44416"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44418,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44416\/revisions\/44418"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}