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A Cloquet man was charged last week with seven counts of criminal sexual conduct for allegedly assaulting a juvenile.

Bradley Loren Owens, 40, was charged and appeared for a remote hearing in Sixth District Carlton County Court on May 11. He faces one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (sexual penetration), five counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct (contact) with a juvenile under the age of 14, plus one count of soliciting a child to engage in sexual conduct.

According to the criminal complaint, the Cloquet Police Department received a mandated report from a Cloquet sc...