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Soo Tribe Member Convicted of Aggravated Sexual Abuse

U.S. Attorney’s Office August 17, 2010
  • Western District of Michigan (616) 456-2404

MARQUETTE, MI—Donald Steven Alexander, 47, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, a member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, was convicted of aggravated sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12 after a two-day jury trial, U.S. Attorney Donald A. Davis announced today. The jury found that Alexander engaged in a sexual act with a 7-year-old child at his residence located on land held in trust by the U.S. for the use of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in 2001.

Alexander now faces up to life in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for October 8, 2010 before Senior U.S. District Judge R. Allan Edgar.

The case was investigated by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribal Police, the Kinross District Police Department, the Michigan State Police, and agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul D. Lochner is the prosecutor.

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