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Nathan Johnson Collected Civic Honors as a Pine City Historian. The Public Was Never Told He's a Convicted Sex Offender.

Nathan Lawrence Johnson pleaded guilty in 2017 to felony criminal sexual conduct involving a minor and was ordered to register as a predatory offender.

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Jul 10, 2026
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Jul 20, 2026
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A Convicted Sex Offender Became the Public Face of Pine City Pride's History While Still Under Court Supervision. Nobody Asked Why.

He was still under court supervision for a sex crime against a minor when the press made him the face of Pine City Pride. Why did nobody ask?

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Jun 27, 2026
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Jul 20, 2026
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