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Apr 23, 2021 4:45 PM
CARLTON, Minn. (KFGO) – A psychologist at the Minnesota Sex Offender Treatment Program in Moose Lake has been charged with having sex with two men she was treating.
A warrant has been issued for 38-year-old Michelle Brownfield of Duluth.
The charges say Brownfield had sex with one of the men in a room where she conducted psychological assessments while the other man said they had sex in a polygraph room.
Prosecutors in Carlton County say an examination of Brownfield’s phone determined that she continued to communicate with a relative of one of the men even after she learned that she was under investigation.
Psychologist, 38, is charged after having sex with two sex offenders while they were in custody at Minnesota treatment center
Michelle Brownfield worked for the Minnesota Sex Offender Program for over six years prior to ending her employment in December 2020
She allegedly had sex with two of her clients at the Moose Lake facility
The sexual encounters allegedly occurred from 2016 to early 2018
The victims allegedly feared that they had to have sex with Brownfield because her position of power could dictate their ability to be released from the facility
Brownfield is charged with two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct
Her lawyer says she denies the charges
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Minnesota Psychologist Charged With Having Sex With Sex Offenders
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Carlton, MN (KROC AM News) - A psychologist whose job was to assess and evaluate clients at the Minnesota sex offender program in Moose Lake is accused of having sex with two of them.
Moose Lake Prison, photo courtesy of the Minnesota Department of Corrections
Because state law forbids such sexual relationships, Michelle Brownfield has been charged with two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct.
The Moose Lake site is a secure treatment facility serving clients committed as sexually dangerous persons and sexually psychopathic personalities. Brownfield was a member of its staff.
Charges: Psychologist sexually assaulted 2 clients at Minnesota Sex Offender Program
The 38-year-old from Duluth is facing charges of criminal sexual conduct.
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A psychologist at the controversial Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP) has been charged with sexually assaulting two clients she was treating.
The charges against Michelle Brownfield, 38, of Duluth, state she engaged in sexual intercourse and other sexual activities with the two men who were being treated at the MSOP Moose Lake facility in northern Minnesota between 2016 and 2018.
She has been charged with two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, with a warrant issued for her arrest.
According to the criminal complaint, one of Brownfield s clients reported he had sex with her in rooms where she would perform psychological assessments, while the other client said they had sex with Brownfield in the facility s polygraph room.