BRAINERD — A 36-year-old Aitkin man was sentenced June 20 for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and an adult woman at a Brainerd residence.

Michael Allen Thrugstad, 36, accepted a plea agreement in Crow Wing County District Court for felony third-degree criminal sexual conduct with penetration and the use of coercion, along with felony second-degree criminal sexual conduct for multiple acts with someone under the age of 16. All other charges were dismissed as part of the plea agreement.

Thrugstad was subsequently sentenced to 90 months confinement on the two charges to be served concurrently. He received 218 days credit for time served, was fined $260 and has a 99-year conditional release on each charge.

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