UpdatedWed, Jun 9, 2021 at 2:28 pm CT
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Randy A. Beehler, 54, of Foley, coerced a female prisoner he was transporting into having sex with him, according to authorities. (Shutterstock)
DAKOTA COUNTY, MN A former Minnesota corrections officer was sentenced Wednesday to 120 days in jail after he was convicted of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. Randy A. Beehler, 54, of Foley, coerced a female prisoner he was transporting into having sex with him, according to authorities.
Beehler was also placed on probation for seven years and must participate in sex offender treatment and register as a predatory offender.
Wednesday s sentence comes after Beehler s guilty plea on March 24.
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