10-03-2025
Former grocery store manager pleads guilty to sexual assault of teen workers
The former manager of a Greater Minnesota grocery store has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two teenage employees.
Kyle Brady Shelton, 46, entered three guilty pleas on Monday to two counts of 3rd-degree criminal sexual conduct, and one of 4th-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Charges say Shelton was a manager at The Market, a grocery store formerly known as Tersteeg's, in Redwood Falls. He oversaw the two teenage victims, sending them inappropriate text messages and sexually assaulting them.
Shelton is expected to be sentenced to nearly six years in prison as a result of pleading guilty. His sentencing date is scheduled for April 28, according to court records.
The criminal complaint states one victim told police she started working at Tersteeg's in 2019 and was 15 years old at the time. She said Shelton hired her to not only work at the store but also to babysit his child around the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Noting she was 16 years old when she started to nanny for Shelton, she said it turned into an inappropriate sexual relationship. Once that was established, the victim said Shelton would coincide his schedule with the victim's at Tersteeg's, recalling that he would flirt with her during shifts.
According to the complaint, the victim recalled three different instances at three different places where she was sexually assaulted by Shelton. She told investigators the sexual assaults stopped when Shelton's significant other found out about what was going on and began texting the victim.
The victim said she turned in her uniforms and never worked at Tersteeg's again, according to the charges.
Shelton later admitted to sexually assaulting the victim on three separate occasions. He also admitted to receiving nude images of the victim and having sexual relationships with another underage employee, according to an amended complaint.
Bring Me The News has reached out to Shelton's attorney for comment.
