United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a man from
South Africa was sentenced to time served on October 4, 2019, by Chief Judge
Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
He previously pled guilty to Transportation of Obscene Matter.
Andries Snyman, age 45, was one of ten men who were arrested
and federally indicted as a result of an undercover sex trafficking operation
conducted during the 2016 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, targeting internet
predators. Following several chats and
texts with a person Snyman believed to be a 14 year-old boy, but who was in
fact an undercover agent, he proceeded to negotiate the time and place they
would meet to have sex. Additionally,
Snyman asked for details about parts of the boy’s physical appearance, which
constituted an obscene and lewd writing. When Snyman went to the pre-determined
location to meet the minor, he was instead met by law enforcement agents and
placed under arrest.
The undercover operation and arrests were a joint effort
between the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, the Department of
Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Rapid City Police
Department, and the Pennington County Sheriff’s office.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Collins prosecuted the case.
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