United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Ronnie
White Mountain, age 51, of Mandan, North Dakota, was found guilty of Aggravated
Sexual Abuse of a Child and Aggravated Incest as a result of a three-day
federal jury trial in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
The charges carry a mandatory minimum of 30 years, up to
life, in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, up to life of supervised
release, and a $200 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
White Mountain was indicted by a federal grand jury on June
11, 2019.
Between January 2010 and December 2012, White Mountain
traveled periodically from his home in Morris, Minnesota, to McLaughlin, South
Dakota, along with his daughter, to stay with family on the Standing Rock
Indian Reservation. After a night of
drinking on one of the trips, White Mountain came back to the home and sexually
assaulted his daughter.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the Stevens County Minnesota Sheriff’s Department. Assistant
U.S. Attorneys Kirsten E. Jasper and Troy R. Morley prosecuted the case.
A presentence investigation was ordered and a sentencing
date has not been set. The defendant was
remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
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