Eagle Butte Man Charged with Sexual Abuse of a Person Incapable of Consent

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Sexual Abuse of a Person Incapable of Consent.

Coren Clown, age 28, was indicted on October 16, 2019.  He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on October 18, 2019, and pled not guilty to the Indictment.

The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to life in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, not less than 5 years, or up to life of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.  Restitution may also be ordered.

The Indictment alleges that on August 3, 2017, Clown knowingly engaged in and attempted to engage in a sexual act with an individual who was physically incapable of declining participation in and communicating an unwillingness to engage in the sexual act.

The charge is merely an accusation and Clown is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. 

The investigation is being conducted by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Miller is prosecuting the case.   

Clown was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial.  A trial date has not been set.