A 35-year-old Shakopee man who served as a youth minister at a Burnsville church is facing a felony charge after prosecutors say he spent nearly two years pursuing a teenage girl from his congregation, culminating in an alleged sexual assault inside his car. David Boamah Danso is charged in Scott County District Court with one count of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a 17-year-old girl.
According to a criminal complaint detailed by limitless-news.com, Danso served as youth minister at Pentecost Fire Assembly of God in Burnsville, where the girl attended church with her family. The outlet reports the charge carries a maximum possible sentence of 10 years in prison, a $20,000 fine, or both.
Messages Stretching Back to 2024
The alleged pursuit began well before the incident that triggered charges. Per the same report, the girl told investigators her youth minister asked for her phone number in May 2024, and Danso later told her she was cute and that he loved her.
Communications reportedly resumed around November 2025, when Danso began asking the girl for explicit photographs of herself, and she eventually sent images, according to the complaint. The station's report also states that investigators recovered WhatsApp messages between Danso and the girl that corroborated portions of her account, including the requests for explicit photos.
The February Drive to Savage
The criminal charge centers on an alleged incident on February 7, 2026, when Danso picked the girl up at her family's Shakopee home and drove her to a barbershop in Savage. During that drive, the girl told investigators that Danso placed a hand on her shoulder, moved his hand inside her shirt, and touched her bare breast even after she told him to stop.
The case page maintained by mncrime.com lists the single count as fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct involving sexual contact with a 16- or 17-year-old by an actor more than 36 months older who held a current or recent position of authority. Court records from the same case page note that a Shakopee police officer took a report of the incident on March 29, 2026.
Family Initially Sought No Charges
The girl's mother contacted police shortly after the April 29, 2026, search to say the family no longer wanted charges pursued, the report states. Danso had apologized and been disciplined by the church. Police continued investigating the allegations despite the family's stated wishes, according to the same account.
The search resulted in the seizure of several electronic devices, per the report. Investigators also recovered additional WhatsApp and electronic messages that prosecutors say corroborated the girl's account.
Court Date Set for November
Danso's first court appearance is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on November 20, before Judge Cynthia L. McCollum in Scott County District Court, the outlet reports. Under Minnesota's sex-crime statutes, the fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct definition addresses sexual contact under specified circumstances, according to excerpts from the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes. A related statute defines sexual contact as specified acts committed without a complainant's consent and with sexual or aggressive intent, per the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.
The charge against Danso is an allegation, and he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
