JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – A registered sex offender from Jamestown has been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison on charges relating to sex crimes involving a minor.

52-year-old Zeferino Carlos Rangel was arrested in November 2022 after an investigation by Jamestown Police discovered that Rangel had been engaging in sexual acts with a juvenile female. According to court documents, Rangel provided the female victim with drugs in exchange for sex. The victim and Rangel worked together at a Subway restaurant in Jamestown.

The court papers state that Rangel also made threats to the victim and her family members.

Rangel was convicted of gross sexual imposition in Pembina County in 2012. He is currently facing additional charges of terrorizing, tampering with informants in a criminal investigation, and aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon.