ELMER RED EAGLE, JR. FOUND GUILTY IN U.S. FEDERAL COURT

Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that on May 17, 2007, in Helena, after a 3-day federal district court trial before Senior U.S. District Judge Charles C. Lovell, ELMER RED EAGLE, JR., a 40-year-old resident of Poplar, was found guilty of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor and sexual abuse of a minor. Sentencing is set for October 4, 2007. RED EAGLE is currently detained.

RED EAGLE faces possible penalties of life in prison, a $250,000 fine and lifetime supervision.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard A. Hosley prosecuted the case for the United States.

The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Fort Peck Tribes Criminal Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

United States Attorney's Office for the District of Montana

P.O. Box 1478
Billings, MT 59103

CONTACT

Kurt Alme
First Assistant U.S. Attorney
(406) 247-4669