United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Jeremy
Aungie, age 33, of Wagner, South Dakota, was found guilty of two counts of
Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child, as a result of a federal jury trial in
Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The verdict
was returned on June 5, 2019.
The charges carry a maximum penalty of life in federal
prison and/or a $500,000 fine, up to life of supervised release, and a $200
special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Aungie was indicted by a federal grand jury on June 6, 2018.
From on or about June 22, 2012, until on or about May 16,
2018, Aungie sexually abused a juvenile female from the time she was 8 years
old until she was 13 years old. They
lived together in a house in Wagner. The
sexual abuse was often accompanied by physical abuse such as hitting, slapping,
pulling of hair, and choking.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jeffrey C. Clapper and Ann M. Hoffman
prosecuted the case.
A presentence investigation was ordered and a sentencing
date was set for August 19, 2019. The
defendant was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
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