{"id":686,"date":"2025-12-07T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=686"},"modified":"2025-12-09T04:33:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T10:33:47","slug":"pennington-county-man-charged-with-5-child-sex-felonies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/pennington-county-man-charged-with-5-child-sex-felonies\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennington County Man Charged With 5 Child Sex Felonies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pennington County (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) <\/strong>\u2014 A Pennington County man faces five first-degree criminal sexual conduct charges after a recent court complaint.<\/p>\n

According to a complaint in Pennington County District Court, 9th Judicial District, prosecutors have charged Delwin Guy Johnson, 43, of Thief River Falls<\/strong>, with five felony counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
\nThe alleged crimes involve four children under age 13.<\/p>\n

The charges are filed under\u00a0Minnesota Statute 609.342, subdivision 1(a)<\/a>, which covers first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
\nEach count carries a possible sentence of up to 30 years in prison, a $40,000 fine, or both.<\/p>\n

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\"Booking<\/p>\n

Booking photo of defendant Delwin Guy Johnson (image from law enforcement).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The complaint states that four siblings were removed from the home of their biological mother, Denise Wallace<\/strong>, and stepfather, Johnson, due to ongoing abuse concerns.
\nIn June 2022, a referral was made to the\u00a0Family Advocacy Center\u2013style child abuse evaluation program\u00a0for possible sexual abuse.<\/p>\n

During medical and forensic evaluations, one child, identified in court papers as Child 1, reported repeated sexual abuse by Johnson over several years.
\nThat child was under 13 during the alleged assaults.
\nOther siblings, identified as Child 2, Child 3, and Child 4, also reported sexual abuse in the home.<\/p>\n

The complaint says one child later sent a detailed text message to a guardian describing repeated assaults by Johnson and alleged sexual abuse involving Wallace.
\nThe guardian then contacted social services, which scheduled a forensic interview in January 2023.<\/p>\n

In that interview, Child 1 reported multiple incidents of anal penetration by Johnson and described pain and injury.
\nThe child also reported an incident in which Wallace allegedly used a sex toy to assault them.
\nThe complaint further states that Child 1 described seeing Johnson assault younger siblings.<\/p>\n

Another child reported waking up in a shared bed and seeing Johnson remove a sibling\u2019s underwear and touch their private area.
\nThe complaint alleges similar conduct toward a second younger sibling.
\nThe children told interviewers they were scared and in pain during these incidents.<\/p>\n

In September 2025, one of the adoptive parents contacted a local police chief
\nabout new disclosures.
\nAccording to the complaint, the parent reported that Child 1, Child 3, and Child 4 had shared more details of past sexual abuse by Johnson and Wallace, including being forced to watch the adults have sex.<\/p>\n

The parent also told investigators that Johnson and Wallace now live near the family\u2019s home and that the children fear for a new baby due to the alleged past abuse.
\nThe complaint notes that Johnson has prior felony and misdemeanor convictions,
\nincluding a third-degree assault case.<\/p>\n

Court records show the case is filed under Pennington County Court File No. 57-CR-25-739 and Prosecutor File No. 25-600-94.
\nJohnson is charged with five counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, spanning alleged offense dates from 2019 through 2022.<\/p>\n

Johnson has not been convicted on these new charges.
\nHe is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
\nMore information about Minnesota criminal court cases is available from the\u00a0Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m Chris Harper reporting for\u00a0TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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