LITTLE FALLS (MN)
Morrison County Record [Little Falls, MN]
March 31, 2026
By Jeffrey Hage
When David DeMenge arrived in Little Falls in 2025, he came with a public testimony about brokenness, secrecy and redemption. In a September 2025 profile in the Morrison County Record, he spoke openly about a pornography addiction he said grew out of trauma, and about the depression and shame that once pushed him to the brink of suicide before he embraced faith and ministry.
Now, DeMenge is facing much more serious allegations. DeMenge, who came to Little Falls from Hutchinson to serve as a pastor, has been charged with seven counts of criminal sexual conduct — a case that casts last year’s introduction in a much different light.
According to a criminal complaint filed in McLeod County District Court, DeMenge, 33, is charged with three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and four counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct. The charges allege the offenses occurred between Jan. 1, 2013, and Dec. 31, 2018, in McLeod County.
The complaint alleges the victim was younger than 13 during some of the abuse and that DeMenge was more than 36 months older. It also alleges he had a significant relationship with the victim and that the abuse involved multiple acts over an extended period.
According to the probable cause statement, Hutchinson police began investigating after receiving a report Jan. 24, 2026, of a sexual assault disclosure involving a minor child. A forensic interview was conducted Jan. 27. During that interview, the victim described repeated abuse that allegedly began when she was younger than 7.
Investigators later contacted DeMenge about the report. According to the complaint, he initially said he would be willing to meet with law enforcement in Little Falls, but later said he was retaining legal counsel and would not give a statement at that time.
Court records show the complaint was signed March 25 and that DeMenge was charged by summons rather than by arrest warrant. A booking order also directs him to report to the McLeod County Jail for fingerprinting and warns that failure to appear could lead to an arrest warrant. He is scheduled to make his first court appearance at 8:30 a.m. Monday, May 4.
DeMenge and his wife, Kristen DeMenge, were introduced last year as pastors at Trinity Chapel in Little Falls. The church is now known as Dominion Church.
The charges are allegations, and DeMenge is presumed innocent unless and until proved guilty in court.