A U.S. District Court judge has determined the punishment for a Fort Thompson man convicted of two counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child.
Jeffery Pickner, age 47, was sentenced to 11 years and three months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Kennedy was also ordered to pay a $200 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
The convictions stem from incidents that occurred between 1994 and 1996 in Crow Creek housing, in Buffalo County. Pickner repeatedly and continuously sexually abused a young boy in the community. The victim did not immediately disclose the abuse.
This matter was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office because the Major Crimes Act, a federal statute, mandates that certain violent crimes alleged to have occurred in Indian Country be prosecuted in Federal court as opposed to State court.
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