{"id":51817,"date":"2026-09-18T08:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T13:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=51817"},"modified":"2026-09-14T07:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T12:04:14","slug":"bemidji-daniel-libby-faces-sexual-conduct-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-daniel-libby-faces-sexual-conduct-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji: Daniel Libby Faces Sexual Conduct Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bemidji: Daniel Libby Faces Sexual Conduct Charge<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bemidji (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Daniel Libby was booked into the Beltrami County Jail on September 11, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The jail lists one criminal sexual conduct charge against Libby under case number 23026052.<\/p>\n<p>The charge cites Minnesota Statute 609.3451, subdivision 1a(1).<\/p>\n<p>The description alleges fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct involving nonconsensual sexual contact.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record marks the charge as felony-level.<\/p>\n<p>The court branch is listed as District Court.<\/p>\n<p>The jail page lists $0.00 in the bail or fine field.<\/p>\n<h2>Fifth-Degree Sexual Conduct Charge<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.3451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.3451<\/a> defines fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct.<\/p>\n<p>Subdivision 1a(1) applies to alleged nonconsensual sexual contact.<\/p>\n<p>The cited subdivision generally carries gross misdemeanor penalties under state law.<\/p>\n<p>However, the same statute includes felony penalties for some repeat violations.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px auto;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: inline-block;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LibbyDaniel1.png\" alt=\"Daniel Libby booking photo\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Daniel Libby<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The supplied jail record does not explain why Libby&#8217;s charge is marked felony-level.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not list any prior conviction used for an enhanced charge.<\/p>\n<p>TRF News is reporting the jail classification without stating the reason for that classification.<\/p>\n<h2>Few Details Released<\/h2>\n<p>The public booking information does not describe the alleged incident.<\/p>\n<p>It does not state when or where the alleged conduct occurred.<\/p>\n<p>The record does not identify a complainant or provide further details about the allegation.<\/p>\n<p>No police officer names are included in this report.<\/p>\n<p>The booking information lists Libby at 6 feet 1 inch tall.<\/p>\n<p>His weight is listed as 240 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>The record lists brown hair and brown eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Those details come from the public jail record.<\/p>\n<h2>Held at Beltrami County Jail<\/h2>\n<p>The Beltrami County Adult Correction Center is located in Bemidji.<\/p>\n<p>Beltrami County lists the jail at 626 Minnesota Avenue NW.<\/p>\n<p>The county provides information through its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beltramicountymn.gov\/services\/public-safety-law-enforcement\/adult-corrections-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official corrections website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record shows September 11, 2026, as Libby&#8217;s custody date.<\/p>\n<p>No court date is shown in the information supplied to TRF News.<\/p>\n<p>Public jail information can change as hearings and court orders occur.<\/p>\n<h2>Charge Remains an Allegation<\/h2>\n<p>A jail booking does not establish guilt.<\/p>\n<p>The listed charge against Daniel Libby remains an allegation during the court process.<\/p>\n<p>Libby is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>Additional information may become available through later court filings or updated jail records.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can search public records through the <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniel Libby was booked Sept. 11 in Bemidji on a fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct charge involving alleged nonconsensual sexual contact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51818,"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":"","timeOption":"","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":""},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[16518],"tags":[5260,18997,1213,1284,25043,13081,13082,14515],"class_list":["post-51817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-beltrami-county-jail","tag-bemidji-jail-roster","tag-bemidji-minnesota","tag-criminal-sexual-conduct","tag-daniel-libby","tag-fifth-degree-criminal-sexual-conduct","tag-minnesota-statute-609-3451","tag-nonconsensual-sexual-contact","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51817","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=51817"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51820,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51817\/revisions\/51820"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}