The Latest Breaking News from Ray Holmberg

Ex-North Dakota lawmaker to be sentenced for traveling to Europe to pay for sex with minors

An 81-year-old former North Dakota lawmaker is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty last year to traveling to Europe with the intent to pay for sex with minors

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025

Federal judge orders ex-North Dakota lawmaker to jail for violating release terms

A federal judge has ordered a once-powerful former North Dakota lawmaker to report to jail for allegedly violating terms of his temporary release as he awaits sentencing for a child sex crime

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024

Former North Dakota Lawmaker Pleads Guilty To Child Sex Charges

Former North Dakota lawmaker Ray Holmberg, 80, pleads guilty to charges related to engaging in illicit sexual activity with minors in Europe. The case high...

Top News · Aug 11, 2024

State funded some trips for ex-North Dakota senator charged with traveling to pay for sex with minor

State funds covered at least three trips to Prague by a former North Dakota lawmaker who has been charged with traveling to the city in Czech Republic to have sex with a minor, according to a group that organized the travel

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023

Ex-North Dakota lawmaker charged with traveling for sex with minor, receiving child sex abuse images

A retired Republican state senator from North Dakota has been charged with traveling to Prague intending pay for sex with a minor, and with receiving images depicting child sexual abuse

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023

Justice Department charges former North Dakota politician in child sex abuse case

Ray Holmberg is accused of travelling to Prague for the purpose of illicit sexual activities

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023

North Dakota legislator's home searched after inmate texts

Grand Forks police and federal agents seized video discs and other items from the home of North Dakota’s longest-serving state senator after he had traded scores of text messages with a man jailed on child pornography charges

The Independent UK · May 6, 2022

North Dakota state senator resigns after text exchanges with man jailed on child porn charges

Embattled lawmaker had already announced impending retirement

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022

North Dakota lawmaker quits after child porn suspect texts

North Dakota’s longest-serving state senator says he'll resign following a report that he had traded scores of text messages with a man jailed on child pornography charges

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022

ND lawmaker quits panel leadership after texts with inmate

North Dakota state Sen. Ray Holmberg has resigned as head of a panel that oversees the Legislature’s business between sessions

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022