Porcupine Man Pleads Guilty to Abusive Sexual Contact
| U.S. Attorney’s Office June 24, 2011 |
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Jefferson Swallow, age 20, of Porcupine, appeared before US District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken on June 24, 2011, and pled guilty to a charge of abusive sexual contact. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 20 years of imprisonment and/or a $250,000 fine.
Between May 2009 and September 2009, Swallow engaged in sexual contact with a child under the age of 12. The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Oglala Sioux Tribe-Department of Public Safety. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Sarah B. Collins.
A presentence investigation was ordered, and a sentencing date was set for September 19, 2011. The defendant was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshal pending sentencing.