United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mandan, North Dakota, man convicted of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child and Aggravated Incest was sentenced on January 9, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.

Ronnie White Mountain, age 51, was sentenced to 360 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.

White Mountain was indicted by a federal grand jury on June 11, 2019. He was found guilty by a jury trial on September 5, 2019.

The conviction stemmed from an incident, which occurred sometime between January 2010 and December 2012, when White Mountain was visiting relatives in McLaughlin, South Dakota, on the Standing Rock Reservation.  Following a night of drinking, White Mountain returned to a family members home and knowingly engaged in a sexual act with a minor victim who had not attained the age of 12 years old. 

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirsten Jasper prosecuted the case.

White Mountain was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.

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.