Lame Deer man sentenced to nine years in prison for sexually abusing girl on Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation

BILLINGS  — A Lame Deer man who admitted to sexually abusing a child in 2015 on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation was sentenced today to nine years in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.

Jordan Joseph Backer, 27, pleaded guilty in February to abusive sexual contact.

U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen presided.

The government alleged that in 2021, law enforcement received a Cybertip from Facebook that indicated an account associated with Backer had an image of suspected sexual abuse of a child, resembling Jane Doe. Law enforcement responded to Backer’s residence but were unable to make any determinations about the child’s identity or what had happened. In September 2022, Jane Doe disclosed that Backer had sexually abused her in 2015, when she was approximately six years old and visiting family on the reservation. When interviewed, Backer admitted to sexually abusing Jane Doe.  

Assistant U.S. Attorney Zeno B. Baucus prosecuted the case. The FBI and Northern Cheyenne Investigative Services conducted the investigation.

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