United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid
City, South Dakota, man was charged in federal district court with Kidnapping
of a Minor by a Registered Sex Offender and Transportation of a Minor with
Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity by a Registered Sex Offender.
Christopher Bald Eagle, age 65, was charged on January 7,
2020. Bald Eagle appeared before U.S.
Magistrate Judge Daneta Wollmann on January 29, 2020, and pleaded not guilty to
the charges. The penalty upon conviction
is a mandatory minimum of 35 years up to a maximum of life in federal prison
and/or a $250,000 fine, a mandatory minimum of 5 years up to lifetime
supervised release, and a $100 assessment to the Federal Crime Victims
Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
The charges relate to Bald Eagle, a previously registered
sex offender, transporting a minor female from Pine Ridge, South Dakota, to
Denver, Colorado, against her will in December 2019 and sexually assaulting
her. The charges are merely an
accusation and Bald Eagle is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
The investigation is being conducted by Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the Denver Police Department.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah B. Collins is prosecuting the case.
Bald Eagle was detained pending trial. A trial date has not been set.
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