Crosby Man Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Two Children

A 51-year-old Crosby man was sentenced earlier today in federal court in Bemidji for sexually abusing his two great nieces. United States District Court Judge Donovan W. Frank sentenced Fabian Fransisco Spears to 204 months in prison on two counts of abusive sexual contact. Spears was indicted on September 23, 2009, and pleaded guilty to the charges on March 9, 2010.

In his plea agreement, Spears admitted that from April 2006 through October 2006, while visiting family on the Red Lake Indian Reservation, he engaged in sexual contact with two great nieces, both of whom were under the age of 12 at the time. Spears further admitted that during that time period, he had abusive sexual contact with the girls on more than one occasion.

The Red Lake Indian Reservation is a federal-jurisdiction reservation. As such, the federal government has primary law enforcement jurisdiction over felonies committed there. Thus, this case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in conjunction with the Red Lake Tribal Police Department, and it was prosecuted through the U.S. Attorney’s Office by Assistant U.S. Attorney Tricia A. Tingle.