United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Agency
Village, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for
Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child.
Sylanus Flute, age 23, was indicted on February 6,
2018. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate
Judge William D. Gerdes on February 13, 2018, and pled not guilty to the
Indictment.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to life
imprisonment and/or a $250,000 fine, 5 years and up to life of supervised
release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
According to the Indictment, between February and April of
2017, Flute engaged in sexual acts with a juvenile female. To perpetrate the sexual assault, Flute used
force.
The charges are merely accusations and Flute is presumed
innocent until and unless proven guilty.
The investigation is being conducted by the Federal Bureau
of Investigation and the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe’s Law Enforcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeremy R. Jehangiri
is prosecuting the case.
Flute was ordered detained pending trial. A trial date has been set for April 17, 2018.
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