State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Clifford Robert Letourneau, III, Appellant

Summary

The court held that first-degree criminal sexual conduct under section 609.342, subdivision 1(d), is established when a defendant engages in nonconsensual sexual penetration and inflicts bodily harm either before or during the penetration. Because the complaint and supporting interview evidence alleged that the victim’s vagina was ripped and began bleeding during the assault, the State established probable cause and the charge was properly reinstated. The court affirmed the court of appeals’ reversal of the dismissal.