🌱 South St. Paul man faces felony child-solicitation charge in Dakota County
South St. Paul, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning South St. Paul! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
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- South St. Paul man faces felony child-solicitation charge in Dakota County
- How a former South St. Paul dad is rebuilding life 8,000 miles away
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📰 News we're reading
• South St. Paul Man Charged With Felony Electronic Solicitation of a Child in Dakota County (limitless-news.com) — A 25-year-old South St. Paul resident has been charged in Dakota County with felony electronic solicitation of a child, accused of sending sexually explicit material online to someone he believed was underage. The case, filed under Minnesota’s child solicitation statute, carries a potential prison term and fine, though the defendant remains presumed innocent while the court process moves forward. 
• South St. Paul man deported to Laos shares first look at life away from family (fox9.com) — A longtime South St. Paul resident, deported in May over a decades-old burglary conviction, is now struggling to adjust to life in Laos, a country he had never seen and whose language he doesn’t speak. He’s separated from his wife and five children back home, sharing a sparse apartment with other deportees while trying to secure citizenship and low-wage work in Vientiane.
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