On April 5, 2025, Blaine Police were notified of a delayed criminal sexual conduct report that had occurred in 2013. 16-year-old Child A disclosed to his mother that during the time that they resided on 92nd Ave NE in Blaine, Anoka County, a person later identified as Defendant Bryan Morales ([DOB REDACTED]) had repeatedly forced Child A into performing oral sex and other acts with him. Child A was 4 years old at the time, and Defendant would have been 17. Child A's mother corroborated that in 2013, she and Child A were residing with her uncle and his family, which included his son, Defendant.
Defendant generally slept in the living room during this time due to the crowded conditions. In a forensic interview conducted by Anoka County Sheriff's Investigators, Child A disclosed that the first time it happened, Defendant was playing a video game after the rest of the family had fallen asleep. Child A approached him and asked to play as well. Defendant told Child A that Child A "had to do" something if he wanted to play the game. Defendant lowered his pants and put his penis in Child A's mouth.
During this time, Defendant made noises, but did not speak. Child A did not recall how the penetration ended, but afterwards, Defendant allowed Child A to play the video game. Child A reported feeling confused, disgusted, and scared by the experience, and stated that this was not the only time that it happened. He reported that Defendant had done the same thing on several subsequent occasions, and Child A estimated that it happened 3-4 times per week for a month. Child A also disclosed that Defendant would occasionally undress him and touch his buttocks or genitals with his hand.
Whenever sexual contact happened, Defendant would threaten Child A that he needed to remain silent and not to tell anyone about the abuse. At the end of the month, Child A's mother moved her children to another residence, and all contact between Child A and Defendant stopped. It should be noted that Child A provided a clear description of the living room where the abuse happened, and stated that he remembered the timing due to his mother's pregnancy with his younger sibling shortly before they moved.
Child A's mother corroborated the timeline, and reported that Child A's disclosure had been spontaneous, in the midst of a discussion about her extended family, and he had never previously disclosed the abuse. After she left the Blaine residence, there was one time that Defendant stopped by Child A's new residence to drop off an item, and Child A's mother noticed that Child A appeared scared, but she did not press him on why. At the time he made his disclosure, Child A had not seen Defendant over a decade, and was unsure of where he resided or even what his full name was.
