Interest of Graham

CROTHERS, Justice.

[¶ 1] Matthew Graham appeals from a district court order denying his petition for discharge from civil commitment as a sexually dangerous individual. We reverse and remand, concluding the district court erred in extending res judicata to the question whether a committed individual has a congenital or acquired condition manifested by a sexual disorder, personality disorder or other mental disorder or dysfunction.

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[¶ 2] Graham was adjudicated a delinquent child on April 20, 2004 based on an August 27, 2002 incident in which he french-kissed and exposed his penis to a…