Psychologist at Minnesota sex offender program charged with sexually assaulting two clients
A psychologist who worked for more than six years at a state-operated treatment center for sex offenders in northern Minnesota has been charged with sexually assaulting two men while they were in custody at the facility.
The psychologist, Michelle D. Brownfield, 38, of Duluth, was charged with two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving the men, who were undergoing treatment for sexual offenses. A warrant covering Minnesota and its border states has been issued for her arrest.
The assaults occurred between 2016 and early 2018 on the campus of the state’s secure treatment facility in Moose Lake, including in rooms where clients undergo psychological assessments and polygraph tests, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday in Carlton County District Court.
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Mary:
Do you know if this is the same Michelle D. Brownfield that was arrested in Florida in 2004?
There is nothing new under the sun. Human behavior will eventually lead to these types of situations. We should be no more shocked by this than the behavior that landed these men in there to begin with. If we stop reacting in shock and ignorance to the human condition and get about the business of better understanding how and why sexual assaults happen, we just may reduce its prevalence in society.
There is an answer to the human condition, and it is through a life-transforming relationship with God through Christ Jesus.
James
I have been saved since I was 11 years old. Someone asked me once how I could be a Christian if I did the things I was accused of. I direct them to the the men who Literally walked beside Jesus, His disciples. One doubted Him. One sold His wearabouts for a few silver coins. One denied know Him out of fear.
My point is, Christians are not perfect. We do the best we can and give the rest to Him. There has only ever been ONE that was, who is and will always be perfect.
Cherokeejack, you are oh so correct. Becoming a Christian does not insure we will never commit sin, but it does help us know when we have, ask for honest forgiveness, and strive to never again commit that sin. As humans we are constantly under attack by Satan who prides himself in destroying Christians. I was saved early in life but I disappointed God many times since. I am not proud of my failures but they have taught me valuable lessons and my values are now aimed at pleasing Jesus since He has done so much for me, my family, and my Christian brothers and sisters. I am not pleasing to myself when I sin and I feel the pain of doing so. I will never regret giving my life to Christ and letting Him convict and discipline me when I need it.
Capt
Amen Brother, Amen!
Matthew 18: 21-22 states
21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy times seven.
Background check???
There’s a Michelle D. Brownfield arrested in Ft. Myers on 1/24/04 with a DOB of 6/15/82 which would make her 38. Coincidence?
An arrest record shouldn’t disqualify her. Sleeping with clients, on the other hand, is grounds for license revocation. And worse, where she had power over them.