Fort Yates Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse
| U.S. Attorney’s Office September 19, 2011 |
BISMARCK—United States Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on September 19, 2011, Jeffrey D. White Twin, 19, of Fort Yates, North Dakota, was sentenced in United States District Court by Judge Daniel L. Hovland on a charge of sexual abuse. White Twin pleaded guilty to the charge on June 28, 2011.
Judge Hovland sentenced White Twin to five years in federal prison to be followed by five years of supervised release. White Twin was ordered to pay restitution of $172.97 and a $100 special assessment to the Crime Victim’s Fund. White Twin must register as a sex offender.
In October 2010 at White Twin’s apartment in Fort Yates, White Twin engaged in a sexual act with an incapacitated juvenile victim.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Bureau of Indian Affairs - Standing Rock Agency.
Assistant United States Attorney Rick Volk prosecuted the case.