Cannon Ball Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor

BISMARCK—United States Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on October 17, 2011, Richard C. Black Cloud, 22, Cannon Ball, North Dakota, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Daniel L. Hovland on a charge of sexual abuse of a minor. Black Cloud pled guilty to a charge on July 20, 2011.

Judge Hovland sentenced Black Cloud to one year and six months in federal prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. Black Cloud was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Crime Victim’s Fund. Black Cloud must register as a sex offender.

Black Cloud admitted to engaging in a sexual act with a juvenile sometime between May 2009 through August 2009 on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Bureau of Indian Affairs - Standing Rock Agency.

Assistant United States Attorney Rick Volk prosecuted the case.