MN National Guard recruiter facing charges in sexual assault of high schooler

Photo by: Beltrami County Jail
Photo by: Beltrami County Jail

(Roseau, MN) -- Court documents say a warrant is out for the arrest of a member of the Minnesota Army National Guard.  

The documents say 36-year-old Army Sergeant Ryan Rivers is charged in Roseau County with two felony counts of fourth-degree sexual conduct in a position of authority. The 17-year-old victim enlisted in the National Guard in December 2018, but had met Rivers at her high school previously.  

Documents say Rivers made sexual comments toward the victim over Snapchat and sexually assaulted her in a hotel room in 2019.