MOORHEAD - A former Dilworth man serving 12 years in prison on a previous child sex abuse conviction is facing new child sex abuse charges filed Wednesday in Clay County District Court.
Robert James Hersrud, 29, is facing two counts of felony first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a person under 13, a charge that can carry a 30-year prison term upon conviction, depending on criminal history background.
A complaint alleges police conducted an interview in June 2010 with a then-3-year-old child who reported being inappropriately touched by Hersrud, but the child was unable to give further details.
On March 21, the Rape and Abuse Crisis Center contacted police after a 6-year-old reported to them having being raped by Hersrud, whom she identified as being now in jail.
Hersrud pleaded guilty last year to sexually abusing an 8-year-old boy while on probation for sexually assaulting an underage girl in 2005.
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Prosecutors said at the time of his conviction that he is likely to be civilly committed for life.
