Judge Acknowledges Victims’ Indian Status In Post-McGirt Child Abuse Case

Mealey's (March 29, 2021, 10:23 AM EDT) -- TULSA, Okla. — An Oklahoma federal judge overseeing a criminal case involving federal child sex abuse charges that were filed after a state court dismissed state charges due to the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark criminal jurisdiction ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma took judicial notice on March 24 that the alleged victims are Indians and the alleged crimes happened on a reservation....