Neopit, Wisconsin Man Sentenced to Prison for Sexual Abuse of a minor

United States Attorney James L. Santelle announced that Marshall D. Tourtillott, (age: 26), of Neopit, located on the Menominee Indian Reservation, in the State of Wisconsin, was sentenced on December 13, 2013, to 37 months imprisonment, followed by five years on supervised release. The sentence was the result of a guilty plea by Tourtillott on September 12, 2013, to a federal indictment charging him with sexual abuse of a minor.

According to information released in court Tourtillott engaged in sexual intercourse with a 15 year old female, at a residence located on the Menominee Indian Reservation. Prior to the sexual conduct, Tourtillott and others had pressured the child into drinking alcohol with them.

The case was investigated by the Menominee Tribal Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Benjamin L. Whittemore.