Overview
- Jacob Nathaniel Christopherson, who pleaded guilty Friday, admitted to one count of fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct.
- Prosecutors say the conduct followed an annual use-of-force instructor recertification at Camp Ripley where troopers went to the Viking Club for dinner and drinks.
- Charging documents describe Christopherson as visibly intoxicated when he put his arm around a fellow trooper, asked her to go to his room, and grabbed her breast.
- On the walk back to lodging, he allegedly bear-hugged the victim from behind, squeezed her breasts multiple times, and shouted a crude remark, according to the complaint.
- The victim told investigators she felt frightened, blocked his call the next day, and reported the incident, and reports differ on whether the date was Aug. 6 or Aug. 13, 2025.