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Editor's note: All charges against Matthew Richard Regnier in this matter were dismissed July 22, 2022, in Chippewa County District Court. The dismissal story can be read here .
MONTEVIDEO — A Clara City man faces felony charges for having repeated sexual contact with a child, beginning when she was 9 years old.
Matthew Richard Regnier, 36, was charged in January with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct for sexual penetration with a minor. One charge covers alleged offenses from February through September 2021, and the other covers December 2021.
Regnier made his initial appearance in Chippewa County District Court on Feb. 7. His next court appearance will be a settlement conference March 28.
At a bail hearing Jan. 28, he was granted a public defender and ordered held on bail of $100,000 cash or bond for release without conditions and $50,000 cash or bond for conditional release. He posted $50,000 bond Feb. 1.
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According to court documents, Regnier is accused of having sexual contact with a young girl in 2021, beginning when she was 9 years old. It also is alleged to have occurred after she had turned 10. Several of the incidents involved penetration.
In an interview with a Chippewa County Family Services supervisor, the child said there had been six incidents with different types of contact.
Regnier allegedly asked her to participate in other sexual contact, but she refused, saying it was wrong. Regnier allegedly showed her a video to try to show her that other people did it, but she continued to refuse.
