Legal Question in Criminal Law in Minnesota

I became a Christian 5 years ago. Jesus really changed my life. A few things I did before I was a Christian and I am considering if God wants me to turn myself in for them. I just wanted to know what you think and how that would work.

-Did business deceptively/dishonestly on eBay to make money when I was 15-16 years old (since I have been a Christian I have sent at least an email, and if they did not respond to that also an eBay message, and physical letter to everyone I felt like I did bad business with....everyone who responded I paid back) I was 15-16 years old when I did the bad business.

-When I was about 14 years old I copied video games for myself (rented them and copied them, probably between 7-15, but I don't remember exactly).

-When I was 16 years old I remember looking out my window from my house and I could see into my neighbor's bedroom a floor below me. I watched her without clothes on a number of times. After I became a believer I of course never have nor would do anything like this again, it was evil.

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Shortly after I became a believer, my friends and I had a firework on a hill, I dropped it and it started a small fire in the grass. We put it out (just burnt up a patch of tall grass, maybe 10 square feet) but the police came because a nearby house must have seen it. My friends lied and I stayed silent so the police did not do anything with us.

All of these are horrible sins for which I deserve an eternity in hell. I know Christ has forgiven me, because I trust in Him, and so He gives the gift of eternal life. However, I know also that sometimes we must walk according to the laws of the state. I just wanted to ask your opinion how turning myself in for these things might work, or what your advice would be.

God bless.

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