Ex-North Dakota Senator Sentenced to 10 Years for Child Exploitation Abroad

Raymon Holmberg, 81, used public funds and an alias to exploit vulnerable minors during repeated trips to Prague, marking one of the state's most significant political scandals.

• Raymon Holmberg, a former North Dakota state senator, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on March 26, 2025, for traveling to Prague to engage in commercial sex with underage boys.
• Between 2011 and 2021, Holmberg made 14 trips to Prague, staying at a brothel catering to men seeking sex with adolescent boys and using the alias 'Sean Evans' to conceal his identity.
• Holmberg encouraged others to travel to Prague for similar activities, sharing explicit messages, links to brothels, and boasting about exploiting boys as young as 12 years old.
• The investigation revealed Holmberg also manipulated a 16-year-old Canadian boy online, posing as a peer to obtain sexually explicit images.
• The case, prosecuted under the DOJ's Project Safe Childhood initiative, highlights the misuse of political power and resources to exploit vulnerable children internationally.

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