May 25, 2010 - BISMARC, ND—Acting United States Attorney Lynn Jordheim announced that on May 24, 2010, Glenn J. White Bull, 42, of Fort Yates, North Dakota, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Daniel L. Hovland on five counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child under 12 years of age. White Bull was found guilty by a federal jury on February 25, 2010.
Judge Hovland sentenced White Bull to serve 30 years in federal prison, the mandatory minimum sentence, to be followed by lifetime supervised release. White Bull was ordered to pay restitution of $656.55 and to pay a $500 special assessment to the Crime Victim's Fund. White Bull must register as a sex offender.
The jury found that from September 2008 until March 2009, White Bull sexually abused a child on five separate occasions in and near Fort Yates, North Dakota, on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. During the most recent incident, the child’s older sister caught White Bull engaging in or attempting to engage in a sexual act with the child in the basement of the family home.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Indian Affairs - Standing Rock Agency and Dakota Children's Advocacy Center.
Assistant United States Attorney Rick Volk is prosecuting the case.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment