Rape

PIERRE (AP) — Trial in federal court has been delayed for a former South Dakota county prosecutor accused of child rape. Former Walworth County State's Attorney Christopher Jansen was to stand trial in federal court starting Feb. 10. KCCR radio reports the trial has been delayed...

A Mitchell man who was scheduled to stand trial this week for rape pleaded guilty to the charge Friday. Kristopher Aslesen, 31, changed his plea to guilty of fourth-degree rape, which means the victim was between 13 and 16 years old and Aslesen is more than three years older than...

A Mitchell man scheduled to stand trial next week for raping a 14-year-old girl earlier this year will not be allowed to cross-examine the victim about previous sexual acts, according to court documents. Kristopher Aslesen, 31, is charged with fourth-degree rape, which means the...

A Mitchell man was sentenced to serve jail time after he pleaded guilty to fourth-degree rape, according to court documents. Andrew Engles, 20, received a suspended four-year prison term and 116 days in jail for having sex with a 14-year-old girl earlier this year. Fourth-degree...

A Mitchell man has pleaded guilty to a rape charge after admitting to having sex with a 14-year-old girl. Jerold Andersen, 30, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Davison County court to one count of fourth-degree rape of a victim between the ages of 13 and 16 years old. He admitted to having...

Casey Girard admitted during a psychosexual evaluation to several instances of inappropriate contact with children before he raped a child he babysat. The 23-year-old Mitchell man was sentenced to 35 years in prison during circuit court Tuesday at the Davison County Public Safety...

A Sioux Falls man was sentenced Tuesday to 120 days in jail for a fourth-degree rape conviction. Jonathan Talbott, 23, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree rape in July. Fourth-degree rape means the victim was between 13 and 16 years old and the perpetrator is more than three years older...

A former Mitchell woman was given a second chance Tuesday during her sentencing for a fourth-degree rape conviction. Alicia Mosser, 19, now of Watertown, received a suspended imposition of sentence, which means if she does well during her five years of probation, she can wipe the...

ABERDEEN (AP) — The attorney for a Columbia-area man accusing of kidnapping and raping a girl over a period of eight years has withdrawn a motion seeking to keep recorded conversations between his client and priests private. Authorities allege that Thomas Kline, 55, abused...

By Rachel E. VanLandingham Special To The Washington Post LOS ANGELES — The U.S. military are among the most respected members of society. Yet in the bedroom, we expect much less of them than we do of the 18-year-olds who grace California’s university campuses. According...

A Sioux Falls man was sentenced earlier this month to seven years in prison for raping a young boy at Aurora Plains Academy in Plankinton. Trevor Hines, 19, pleaded guilty in July to fourth-degree rape, which means the victim was between 13 and 16 years old and the perpetrator is...

A Lake Andes man is accused of raping his niece. Neulan Dion III, 19, was invited to stay at the victim's home in June, the night of a pow wow at the Fort Randall Casino near Wagner. According to court documents, Dion and the victim were alone at the residence and they began wrestling...

A Mitchell man pleaded down to a misdemeanor last week after agreeing to a plea deal in a rape case. Anthony Paulsen, 21, was accused of fourth-degree rape in August 2013, which means the alleged victim was between 13 and 16 years old and the perpetrator is more than three years...

A Mitchell man is scheduled to accept a plea deal later this month in a rape case. Jonah Sturgeon, 19, pleaded not guilty in March to a fourth-degree rape charge, which means the victim was between 13 and 16 years old and the perpetrator is more than three years older than the v...