Plea deals like this are extremely common in Washington County and across the State and
only Legislators have the power to fix the broken Minnesota Laws.
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| Dan Zambrano, picture from his Public Facebook account |
Dan Zambrano, or "Dan Zam" as he likes to go by on social media, was initially charged with strong 1st degree rape charges that would have got him over 30 years in prison according to the criminal complaint:
DATE: 2/10/2017
DATE: 2/10/2017
DEFENDANT: Dan Kevin Zambrano
DOB: 9/2/1998
MN AGENCY: Woodbury Police Department
CHARGE:
I: Aiding and Abetting Criminal Sex Conduct-1st Degree-Penetration - Accomplice Uses/Force/Coerce;
II: Aiding and Abetting Criminal Sex Conduct-1st Degree-Penetration -Cause Personal Injury;
III: Aiding and Abetting Criminal Sex Conduct-3rd Degree-Force or Coercion;
IV: Aiding and Abetting Criminal Sex Conduct-3rd Degree-Victim 13-15 Actor >24m older
Unfortunately it appears the Washington County prosecutors folded and gave him an even worse plea deal than Parker Jarvis. They got him to plead guilty to 5th degree Criminal Sexual Conduct in order to avoid trial it appears. This conviction fits that of a drunk at a bar who slaps someone's butt... not for someone who gang rapes a 14 year old child.
Something could have gone wrong in the prosecution of the case to explain this injustice of a plea deal. However, it is doubtful because if there was lack of evidence than all the charges would have been dismissed. We don't know because the County does not answer questions like this.
What is known, is all that is important. The fact a 14 year old child was gang raped and one of the guys who did it is walking with a year in Jail, with 279 days credit for time served, a $1,573 fine, and register as a sex offender for the maximum in Minnesota 10 years.
Something could have gone wrong in the prosecution of the case to explain this injustice of a plea deal. However, it is doubtful because if there was lack of evidence than all the charges would have been dismissed. We don't know because the County does not answer questions like this.
What is known, is all that is important. The fact a 14 year old child was gang raped and one of the guys who did it is walking with a year in Jail, with 279 days credit for time served, a $1,573 fine, and register as a sex offender for the maximum in Minnesota 10 years.
Citizens must contact their legislators if you expect to see this change. Find your legislator here: https://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/districtfinder
The problem is further explained in our related article: Watchdog Review of Each of the Fifty States Sex Offender Laws Finds Minnesota Ranked the Most Unsafe
It's clear that just because a child rapist is charged with heavy 1st degree rape charges, does not mean they will be convicted of it. Therefore, if the punishment for ALL criminal sexual conduct crimes is raised than plea deals will be less weak.
Aside from this article his name would not have come up on google for his actions. Tell legislators to also make the sex offender list public like nearly every other State in the County does. All but MN and Maine have public lists. Maine only has 2,700 sex offenders in their state though. Compared to nearly 20,000 in MN. see: Rampant Sex Crime on Children, in Just 2yrs, 10 Cases From County Alone, 8 Simple Laws to Update
Aside from this article his name would not have come up on google for his actions. Tell legislators to also make the sex offender list public like nearly every other State in the County does. All but MN and Maine have public lists. Maine only has 2,700 sex offenders in their state though. Compared to nearly 20,000 in MN. see: Rampant Sex Crime on Children, in Just 2yrs, 10 Cases From County Alone, 8 Simple Laws to Update
For many more examples from Washington County of convicted sex offenders still on our streets see our other posts here:
wcwatchdog.com/local-sex-offen
wcwatchdog.com/local-sex-offen
For the growing list of the last know location of convicted sex offenders in Washington County see:
DATE: 2/21/2018
DEFENDANT: Dan Kevin Zambrano
DOB: 9/2/1998
MN AGENCY: Woodbury Police Department
JUDGE: Douglas B. Meslow
CONVICTION: 5th Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct
SENTENCE: Committed to the Commissioner of Corrections for 365 days with credit for 279 days forthwith, credit for time served; fine with surcharge and fees; restitution ordered in the amount of $1,573.09, joint and several; register as a predatory offender for 10 years.
*In no way do we wish harm to the convicted sex offenders outside the judgement of the law. Posting each criminal's data allows the public to decide from the evidence if they appreciate knowing such data. Such as what these sex offender's last known address is. No representation is made that the individuals listed here are currently on the state's offenders registry. All names presented here were gathered at a past date. Some persons listed might no longer be registered offenders and others might have been added. Some addresses or other data might no longer be current. Owners of Washington County Watchdog assume no responsibility (and expressly disclaim responsibility) for updating this site to keep information current or to ensure the accuracy or completeness of any posted information. All data was only accurate at the time of posting per Government sources provided. Accordingly, you should confirm the accuracy and completeness of all posted information before making any decision related to any data presented on this site. The information on this web site is made available solely to protect the public. Anyone who uses this information to commit a crime or to harass an offender or his or her family is subject to criminal prosecution and civil liability. Message us if you can verify us of an address or change in data. Washington County Watchdog is not responsible for the accuracy of the content shared, refer to our linked government sources.
