Fort Totten Man Found Guilty of Sexual Abuse Charges
U.S. Attorney’s Office May 20, 2009 |
FARGO, ND—United States Attorney Drew H. Wrigley announced that on May 19, 2009, Anthony Charboneau, III, 34, of Fort Totten, North Dakota, was found guilty by a federal jury on charges of sexual abuse of a minor and abusive sexual contact.
Between September 2002 and March 2003, Charboneau engaged in a sexual act with a child, who was between 12-16 years of age. In a separate incident between November 2007 and July 2008, Charboneau engaged in sexual contact with another child, who was between 12-16 years of age. Both incidents occurred on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation.
Sexual abuse of a minor carries a statutory maximum penalty of 15 years of imprisonment and a $250,000 fine. Abusive sexual contact carries a statutory maximum penalty of two years of imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Red River Valley Children’s Advocacy Center.
Sentencing for Charboneau has not been scheduled.
Assistant United States Attorney Gary Delorme is prosecuting the case.