Drew H. Wrigley
United States Attorney
District of North Dakota

Claymore Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor

BISMARCK - United States Attorney Drew H. Wrigley announced that on July 9, 2007, Tator Jacob Lawrence Claymore, 21, of Fort Yates, ND, was sentenced for sexual abuse of a minor to 30 months of imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment by Chief Judge Daniel L. Hovland in United States District Court, Bismarck, ND.

Claymore pled guilty to sexual abuse of a minor on April 10, 2007. Claymore admitted that he engaged in sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old female in Fort Yates, ND, during August 2006. Claymore admitted that he engaged in the conduct after having consumed alcohol and marijuana for several days following his release from custody on an unrelated matter. Claymore met the victim at a house party in Fort Yates. Claymore will be required to register as a sexual offender against children upon his release from custody.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Bureau of Indian Affairs - Standing Rock Agency.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Rick Volk prosecuted the case.

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