High risk sex offender moves to Fargo

(Fargo, ND) -- The Fargo Police Department is notifying the community that a registered sex offender, Richard Lee Torell, is living at 1336 8 Ave N in Fargo, North Dakota.  Torell was assessed as a HIGH RISK offender by the North Dakota Sex Offender Risk Assessment committee.  The following information describes Torell and his offenses: 

Richard Lee Torell

59 years old, 6’3”, 180 lbs., blue eyes, brown hair

1336 8 Ave N

Fargo, North Dakota

Torell was convicted on May 22, 2019, of Child Abuse and Gross Sexual Imposition in McLean County District Court, ND.  The victim was a female under the age of 15.  

Torell is a lifetime registrant.