A 28-year-old Jersey City, New Jersey man was taken into custody on the evening of August 19, ending a nearly three-year run from an Olmsted County warrant tied to allegations he sexually abused a child beginning when she was a toddler. Quinn Andrew Pringle now faces one count each of first-degree and second-degree criminal sexual conduct in a case that dates back to a December 2021 report to child protection workers.
According to KROC-AM News, the abuse allegedly began when Pringle was approximately 13 years old and the victim was a toddler in Kentucky, then continued for the next seven years before ending in Rochester in 2018. Pringle was taken into custody on August 19.
Court documents show the investigation opened in December 2021 after a mandatory reporter alerted Olmsted County Child Protective Services, per KROC-AM. The report to child protection workers was described as the starting point of the investigation. According to the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, Minnesota's Child Maltreatment Report 2022 provides information on children involved in maltreatment reports and related child-welfare work across the state.
A Warrant Two Years in the Making
Prosecutors filed the criminal complaint against Pringle in Olmsted County Court in November 2023, and a judge issued an arrest warrant that same December after Pringle failed to appear for his formal arraignment, court documents show. Pringle was later taken into custody nearly three years later.
A court set conditional bail for Pringle at $5,000 following his arrest. The available account does not detail the bail conditions. Pringle is scheduled to return to court for another hearing late next month, per KROC-AM.
What the Charges Mean Under Minnesota Law
The two counts against Pringle are separate first- and second-degree criminal sexual conduct charges. The available account does not explain why prosecutors brought both charges.
The allegations involve a victim who was a toddler when the alleged abuse began. The second-degree charge is also included in the complaint. A conviction on either charge would also require Pringle to register as a predatory offender with state law enforcement, a mandate that applies to anyone convicted of felony criminal sexual conduct in Minnesota under Minnesota Statute ยง 243.166.
Part of a Pattern in Olmsted County
Pringle's case adds to a string of recent child sexual abuse prosecutions moving through Olmsted County courts. In July, 48-year-old Elijah Jae Newbloom pleaded guilty under a plea agreement calling for a minimum of 22 years on a first-degree charge involving alleged encounters with a minor. Other court proceedings were also mentioned, without further details.
The available information does not establish whether either prior case is connected to Pringle's. Pringle's arrest, coming nearly three years after the original complaint was filed, illustrates the length of time this case took before a defendant was brought before a judge.
