Raymon Holmberg, Traveling with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct with a Minor, North Dakota 2024

A former North Dakota state senator has been charged with traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and receiving child pornography.

Raymon Holmberg, 79, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, made his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota yesterday to face charges related to his alleged activities.

According to court documents, Holmberg repeatedly traveled from North Dakota to Prague, Czech Republic, from June 2011 through November 2016, for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex acts with a person under the age of 18 years.

Holmberg is also charged with receiving material depicting a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

If convicted, Holmberg faces a maximum penalty of 50 years in prison.

The case is being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), and the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigations.

HSI, the ICAC, and the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigations are working together to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Anyone with information concerning this investigation is encouraged to contact the HSI Tip Line, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at 866-347-2423. Tips can be anonymous.

An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/former-north-dakota-state-senator-charged-traveling-intent-engage-illicit-sexual-conduct