Minneapolis, MN
Earlier this week in federal court, a 59-year-old man from the
northern Minnesota community of Grygla was charged in a superseding
indictment for sexually abusing two additional girls while on the Red
Lake Indian Reservation. On May 21, 2012, Dean Earl Wilkens was charged
with one count of aggravated sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12
and one count of abusive sexual conduct, in addition to the existing
three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12.
Wilkens remains in custody.
The indictment alleges that between December 12, 2008 and December
12, 2011, Wilkens, an Indian, engaged in sexual acts with each of the
three girls. According to a law enforcement affidavit filed in the case,
on December 12, 2011, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was informed
of one of the assaults. One of the victims had disclosed the abuse to a
school official, who contacted law enforcement.
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