sexual assault

Police: Rahn admits to sexually assaulting four juveniles, will be sentenced to at least 45 years

May 17, 2023

A Lake City man will be sentenced to at least 45 years after admitting to sexually assaulting four juveniles, according to the Lake City Police department. Lake City Chief of Police Cory Kubista announced that Matthew Raymond Rahn, 43, of Lake City, entered guilty pleas in both of his pending...

Klennert charged with sexual assault over accusations dating back decades

Dec 28, 2022

Grant Thomas Klennert, 37, of Hayfield, Minn., has been charged in Wabasha County with five counts of criminal sexual conduct—all felonies—for alleged offenses that took place while Klennert was a resident of Wabasha County and between the ages of 12 and 18, according to the amended criminal...

Lake City man charged with eight counts of sexual assault

Oct 5, 2022

A Lake City man is charged with sexual assault involving minor victims, according ot the Wabasha County Attorney's Office. Wabasha County Attorney Karrie Kelly announced that Matthew Raymond Rahn, 42, of Lake City, has been charged with six counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the First Degree and...

Grant to help county help trafficked youth

Mar 14, 2018

On Feb. 23, Hope Coalition was awarded a 16-month grant by the Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault to create a Safe Harbor Protocol Team. This team will be formed as part of the Goodhue County Sexual Assault Multi-disciplinary Action Response Team (...

A benefit for Hope Coalition

Oct 13, 2016

Michelle Solum (right) of Lake City, a volunteer advocate for the Sexual Assault Resources Agency (SARA), talked with the agency’s director, Laura McDonough, during a fund-raiser for the Hope Coalition Thursday at the Lake City Sportsman’s Club, hosted by David Deuholm. Under the Hope Coalition...

Training planned on sexual assault

Sep 15, 2016

A 40-hour certification training is being offered for prospective volunteers for HOPE Coalition’s Sexual Assault Services Program. Once certified by the State of Minnesota, volunteer advocates serve survivors of sexual assault and abuse in Goodhue and Wabasha counties and their families in a...

When someone is sexually assaulted, someone is waiting for the call

Aug 6, 2015

Susan Draves doesn’t go anywhere without a cell phone dedicated to the sexual assault hotline number. When she doesn’t have it, her colleague Laura McDonough is carrying it. If the phone rings and it is an emergency, Susan and Laura must be able to reach the scene in 30 minutes anywhere in Goodhue...