Red Lake Man Sentenced for Sexually Abusing a Girl
| U.S. Attorney’s Office October 08, 2010 |
A 29-year-old Red Lake man was sentenced earlier today in federal court in Duluth for sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl while on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. United States District Court Judge Richard H. Kyle sentenced Jonathan Ross Graves to 72 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release on one count of sexual abuse. Graves was indicted on December 16, 2009, and pleaded guilty on May 27, 2010.
In his plea agreement, Graves admitted engaging in sexual intercourse with the girl, without consent, by placing her in fear. The act took place on February 7, 2008. Graves was indicted on December 16, 2009.
Because the Red Lake Indian Reservation is a federal jurisdiction reservation, some of the crimes that occur there are investigated by the FBI in conjunction with the Red Lake Tribal Police Department. Those cases are prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael A. Dees.