In Grand Marais, pattern emerges of older men pursuing teen girls

Grand Marais
The harbor in Grand Marais, Minn.
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The courthouse shooting that shocked Grand Marais last December is out of the news. But there's more behind the statutory rape conviction that led to the shooting. It exposed a long history of adult men having sex with teenage girls in the scenic North Shore town. MPR News reporter Dan Kraker spent time looking into a problem that has shaken Grand Marais. Read the full story.

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