United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Agency
Village, South Dakota, man convicted of sexual abuse of a minor was sentenced
on May 20, 2019, by U.S. District Jude Charles B. Kornmann.
Sylanus Flute, age 25, was sentenced to 50 months in federal
prison, to be followed by 5 years of supervised release. He was ordered to pay $100 to the Federal
Crime Victims Fund.
According to court documents, between February and April of
2017, Flute engaged in sexual acts with a juvenile female under the age of 16. Flute was over 22 years old when he engaged
in the sexual acts. The sexual acts were
nonconsensual.
The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe’s Law Enforcement.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeremy R. Jehangiri prosecuted the case.
Flute was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals
Service.
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