WOODBURY - A 25-year-old sex offender who has been convicted of offenses three times before faces new charges of asking a 15-year-old Woodbury girl for sex and to run away with him to Texas.
Shawn David Langner of Woodbury is in jail on high bail facing two felony charges in Washington County District Court of of soliciting a child to engage in sexual contact and engaging in electronic communication describing sexual conduct with a child. His next court appearance is set for next week.
The case began last week after a tip from one of the girl’s parents. Law officers acted quickly, they said, because Langner was previously convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct as a juvenile in 2004; fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct as a juvenile in 2005; and fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct in 2014.
Washington County major crimes specialist Imran Ali said he’s never seen a case involving such a young man with so many priors for criminal sexual misconduct.
In the latest case, the two had met on a dating app, police said. So police impersonated the girl using the app and a cellphone to contact Langner again and gaining new evidence, they said.
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The court set Langner’s bail at $125,000 with conditions or $250,000 without conditions.
