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Willmar Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting a Minor Makes First Court Appearance

Saint Cloud, MN, USA / KNSI
Dene Dryden
Jan 28, 2021 | 12:13 PM

Stearns County Jail

(KNSI) – A 49-year-old Willmar man accused of sexually assaulting a minor made his first appearance in court Wednesday morning.

Jose Alejandro Mejia-Bonilla is charged with one felony count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.

The criminal complaint says Mejia-Bonilla was traveling in a car with a 12-year-old child sometime from late May to early June. The complaint says while the car was traveling near Paynesville, both Mejia-Bonilla and the child were sitting in the second row, and Mejia-Bonilla inappropriately touched the child. During this incident, the complaint says, Mejia-Bonilla was drunk.

Then, at a store in Richmond, Mejia-Bonilla allegedly came up behind the child, pressing his groin onto them, and asked the child if they wanted to have sex and go into the bathroom.

Mejia-Bonilla’s next court date has not yet been set.

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