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Horrific crimes on Montana Indian reservation draw prison sentences

Two defendants were given lengthy federal prison sentences Wednesday in separate, back-to-back horrific crimes of violence against children last year that rattled residents of a Montana American Indian reservation and prompted tribal leaders to blame rampant drug use.

U.S. District Judge Brian Morris sentenced a woman from the Fort Peck Reservation to 20 years in prison for the murder of a 13-month-old who had been under her care. Less than two hours earlier, Morris handed down a 42-year prison term to a man who kidnapped and raped a 4-year-old girl on the reservation.

http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/horrific-crimes-on-montana-indian-reservation-draw-prison-sentences/article_79249588-68da-5f03-98a9-b2a9c5ff7fba.html

 

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