Sex Assaulter Of Tribal Children Loses Bid To Have 45-Year Sentenced Tossed

Mealey's (November 13, 2020, 10:30 AM EST) -- ABERDEEN, S.D. — A South Dakota federal judge on Nov. 9 refused to vacate a man’s convictions for sexually assaulting children after finding in part that the man failed to show that he was prejudiced by his counsel recommending that he stipulate to the Indian status of the victims and that the crimes occurred in Indian country (Dashown Raymond Keys v. United States, No. 20-1013, D. S.D., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 210905)....