Burnsville Man Charged with Having Sex with 15-Year-Old Girl

A Burnsville man has been charged with having sex with a 15-year-old girl while he was living in the girl’s house.

Mark Anthony Galatowitsch, 22, faces a felony charge of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.

He remained in the Dakota County Jail on Tuesday on a $40,000 bond. An omnibus hearing in his case is scheduled for Aug. 29 in Dakota County District Court in Hastings.

According to the criminal complaint, the 15-year-old victim came to the Burnsville police station last week to report that she and Galatowitsch had had sex in a home in the 1100 block of Zebulon Pike Avenue “a little less than 10 times.” 

The victim said she and Galatowitsch began having sex last year before Galatowitsch went to jail for a year. When he was released at the end of June and returned to the Burnsville home, they began having sex again, beginning on July 4, according to the complaint.

The victim said that when Galatowitsch wanted to have sex, he began “touching her” inappropriately. She told police that she resisted his sexual advances by saying “no,” ignoring him or trying to hit him.

She said Galatowitsch’s attempts happened once a day or every other day, but that he never forced sex on her.

When police went to the home to talk to Galatowitsch, a woman identified as his girlfriend told them that when officers arrived, he ran out the back door.

Galatowitsch was arrested last Thursday in Burnsville.

His criminal record includes several convictions for domestic assault.