NOVEMBER 2022:
A McLaughlin man convicted of two counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child and one count of Witness Tampering was sentenced this week (Nov. 14, 2022) in U.S. District Court in South Dakota.
Jerome Moses Goodhouse, Jr., age 31, was sentenced to life in federal prison on both counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child, 20 years in federal prison for Witness Tampering, and ordered to pay a $300 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
In 2017, Goodhouse sexually abused two minor children in McLaughlin on the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation. After abusing one minor, he threatened her and told her to remain quiet about what he did to her.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the DOJ’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.
This case was investigated by the FBI and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Justice Services, Standing Rock Agency.
Goodhouse was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
SEPTEMBER 2022:
A federal jury has found Jerome Moses Goodhouse, Jr., age 30, of McLaughlin guilty of two counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child and one count of Witness Tampering (Aug. 2022).
The charges carry a mandatory minimum of 30 years up to life in prison and/or a $250,000 fine, up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a $300 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
In 2017, Goodhouse sexually abused two minor children in McLaughlin on the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation. After abusing one minor, he threatened her and told her to remain quiet about what he did to her.
This case was investigated by the FBI and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Justice Services, Standing Rock Agency.
A presentence investigation was ordered, and a sentencing date was set for November 14, 2022. The defendant is in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
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