Quintin Branch

NEW ULM — A Level 3 predatory offender convicted of criminal sexual conduct crimes and who has served his sentence has moved to the 1300 block of N. Broadway July 6, 2021.

Quintin A. Branch, 25, is transitioning back to community life. New Ulm Police will post an information notification video on the City of New Ulm YouTube channel late in the afternoon of Thursday, July 8.

Police may not directly where Branch lives, where he works or goes to school.

According to the police announcement, as a teen, Branch engaged in separate sexual contact incidents against two known, male children. He used his relationships to attain and exploit unmonitored access, using manipulation, coercion, and threats of violence to maintain control.

The notification is not intended to increase fear but rather raise awareness, according to the report. Law enforcement believes an informed public is a safer public. Branch is under the Minnesota Department of Correction (DOC) supervision.

Branch is a white male, five feet, 11 inches tall, weighs 263 pounds, has hazel eyes and blonde or strawberry-colored hair.

If you have any questions or concerns, call New Ulm Police Senior Investigator Chris Moellenhoff at 233-6750 or Minnesota DOC Notification Coordinator Brad Vandervegt at 651-36107339.

For more information on the DOC website, visit https://mn.gov/doc/community-supervision/community-notification.