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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
Psychologist at Minnesota sex offender program charged with sexually assaulting two clients Minn. Sex Offender Program psychologist assaulted 2 male clients, complaint says. April 22, 2021 8:07pm Text size Copy shortlink:
A psychologist who worked for more than six years at a state-operated treatment center for sex offenders in northern Minnesota has been charged with sexually assaulting two men while they were in custody at the facility.
The psychologist, Michelle D. Brownfield, 38, of Duluth, was charged with two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving the men, who were undergoing treatment for sexual offenses. A warrant covering Minnesota and its border states has been issued for her arrest.
Some Moose Lake sex offenders on hunger strike
Clients and their supporters are calling for an end to the state program that discharges few of the hundreds of the men it locks up. 7:44 pm, Jan. 27, 2021 ×
Minnesota Sex Offender Program in Moose Lake (Bob King / 2011 file / News Tribune)
Roughly a dozen men at the Minnesota Sex Offender Program in Moose Lake have participated in a hunger strike to protest facility conditions and their ongoing confinement, according to an advocacy group and the state agency that runs the program.
The strike began late last week, with the total number of clients varying day by day, according to the Minnesota Department of Human Services. The agency considers clients to be on a hunger strike when they provide notice and refuse three consecutive meals or have not had anything to drink.
Some Moose Lake sex offenders on hunger strike
Clients and their supporters are calling for an end to the state program that discharges few of the hundreds of the men it locks up. 7:44 pm, Jan. 27, 2021 ×
Minnesota Sex Offender Program in Moose Lake (Bob King / 2011 file / News Tribune)
Roughly a dozen men at the Minnesota Sex Offender Program in Moose Lake have participated in a hunger strike to protest facility conditions and their ongoing confinement, according to an advocacy group and the state agency that runs the program.
The strike began late last week, with the total number of clients varying day by day, according to the Minnesota Department of Human Services. The agency considers clients to be on a hunger strike when they provide notice and refuse three consecutive meals or have not had anything to drink.