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Belcourt Man Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Sexual Abuse

U.S. Attorney’s Office September 29, 2010
  • District of North Dakota (701) 297-7400

BISMARCK, ND—United States Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on September 28, 2010, Garrett L. DeCoteau, 35, of Belcourt, North Dakota, pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge Daniel L. Hovland to a charge of aggravated sexual abuse.

On September 13, 2009, DeCoteau caused a victim to engage in a sexual act by threatening or placing the victim in fear of death, serious bodily injury, or kidnapping. The charge of aggravated sexual abuse carries a statutory maximum penalty of life imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Bureau of Indian Affairs - Turtle Mountain Agency.

Sentencing for DeCoteau has been scheduled for December 29, 2010, in United States District Court in Minot, North Dakota, at 2:00 p.m.

Assistant United States Attorney Brandi Sasse Russell is prosecuting the case.

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