Fort Yates Man Found Guilty of Child Sexual Abuse Charges
BISMARCK - United States Attorney Drew H. Wrigley announced that on November 2, 2006, David J. Jackson, 23, of Fort Yates, North Dakota, was found guilty on two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child and two counts of sexual abuse of a minor, following a bench trial before United States District Court Senior Judge Patrick A. Conmy.
The incidents occurred from October 2001 through February 2005 on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, and involved two child victims who were residing with Jackson at a home in Fort Yates, North Dakota. The conduct came to the attention of authorities after one of the children disclosed the abuse to a school social worker.
Each count of aggravated sexual abuse of a child carries a statutory maximum penalty of life imprisonment and a $250,000 fine, and each count of sexual abuse of a minor carries a statutory maximum penalty of 15 years’ imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Indian Affairs - Standing Rock Agency, Standing Rock Child Protection Services, and Dakota Children's Advocacy Center.
Sentencing for Jackson has not been scheduled.
Assistant United States Attorney Rick Volk prosecuted the case.
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