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Press Release
On 09/23/23, the Sanford Bemidji Medical Center’s Emergency Department called the Bemidji Police Department for an assault complaint. Sanford medical personnel reported to law enforcement a juvenile female presented at the Emergency Department and stated she had been sexually assaulted.
Officers with the Bemidji Police Department immediately responded and spoke with the adults who brought the juvenile to the Emergency Department. Officers were given several possible addresses where this sexual assault occurred in the City of Bemidji.
Through the investigation, officers and detectives identified 1821 America Court NW, Bemidji, as the location of the sexual assault and a search warrant was executed at this residence. During the execution of the search warrant a 22-year-old male identified as Oscar Ernesto Luna, age 22 was arrested on an warrant from Hennepin County and also charged with 1st degree criminal sexual conduct in Beltrami County.
There were several other individuals located and identified at 1821 America Court NW, eleven of which were transported by US Border Patrol to be processed as illegal immigrants.
This is an ongoing investigation.
The Bemidji Police Department was assisted by the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension’s Crime Scene Team, US Border Patrol, and US Dept of Homeland Security.
From KARE11 Published: 4:39 PM CDT October 2, 2023
According to a criminal complaint filed in Beltrami County, staff from Sanford Bemidji Emergency Department called police when an 11-year-old girl arrived at the ER with severe injuries consistent with a sexual assault. According to the complaint, the girl underwent a series of interviews with investigators and staff at the Family Advocacy Center; she described how her "auntie" forced her to get into a car which brought her to a home where several men tied up and raped her. The victim said there were at least two other girls also tied up in the home, one of whom later helped the victim to escape.
The complaint states police were able to identify the home where the alleged rape took place and arrested Luna, whose distinctive facial tattoos and piercings matched a description of one of the men given by the victim.