Crime & Safety
Man Arrested in Lakeville Accused of Criminal Sexual Conduct
The most serious of the charges against Stephen Richard Angotti carries with it a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $40,000 fine.

A 27-year-old Burnsville man, apprehended Jan. 19 at a Lakeville hotel, has been charged with sexually molesting his 7-year-old daughter over a span of two years.
According to a Dakota County criminal complaint filed Jan. 20:
Stephen Richard Angotti gave himself up without incident at a Lakeville hotel after Burnsville police confronted him with accusations of engaging in criminal sexual conduct with his young daughter.
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The step-mother of the alleged victimnbcontacted Burnsville police after the little girl allegedly said Angotti had molested her.
When asked by specialists at a forensic services center in Apple Valley, the girl claimed the acts had occurred in all three of the residences the family had lived in since 2010.
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Angotti is charged with one count each of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and second-degree criminal sexual conduct.
The most serious of the charges against Angotti carries with it a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $40,000 fine.
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