A Bismarck man will spend three years behind bars for the sexual assault of children on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.
Owen Cordell Smith, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of abusive sexual contact and had several other charges dismissed, federal court documents show.
He was charged in a December 2018 indictment with three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child younger than 12, one count of abusive sexual contact of a child younger than 12, and two counts of abusive sexual contact of children from 12-16 years of age. The alleged acts occurred between May 2010 and May 2013. A plea agreement was reached in June, according to court records.
Smith was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Bismarck. His prison time will be followed by five years of supervised probation. He must also register as a sex offender.