United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Ira Alan
Arias, age 42, of Fort Worth, Texas, and Sisseton, South Dakota, was found
guilty of three counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child, as a result of a
federal jury trial in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
The verdict was returned on April 18, 2018.
The charge carries a penalty of a mandatory minimum of 30
years up to life in custody and/or a $250,000 fine, a mandatory minimum term of
five years up to life of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to
the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Restitution may also be ordered.
Arias was indicted by a federal grand jury on April 4, 2018.
On or about May 3, 2015, Arias forcefully engaged in three
sexual acts with the victim, who was 14 years old at the time of the sexual
abuse. The sexual abuse occurred in a
hotel room in Codington County.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeremy R.
Jehangiri.
A presentence investigation was ordered and Arias will be
sentenced on July 9, 2018. Arias was
detained pending and during trial, and he remains in federal custody.
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