A federal judge has decided the punishment for a 33 year old man from Lower Brule convicted of two counts of Abusive Sexual Contact.
Benjamin Joseph Grassrope was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison, followed by seven years of supervised release, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $200.
The convictions stem from an incident that occurred between May 9, 2008, and May 9, 2009, in Lower Brule, wherein an 11-year-old victim awoke to Grassrope inappropriately touching her on her breasts and groin. Further, between May 1, 2012, and August 31, 2012, in Lower Brule, Grassrope inappropriately touched a 12-year-old girl on the breasts and groin.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Grassrope was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
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