Hudson Man Charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Hudson, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.

Aidan Gianni Carl Bratt, age 21, was indicted on August 3, 2021.  He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Veronica L. Duffy on November 5, 2021, and pled not guilty to the Indictment.

The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to 10 years in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, five years of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.  Restitution may also be ordered.

The Indictment alleges that between October 11, 2020, and January 12, 2021, Bratt, a person required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, and a sex offender by reason of a conviction under State Law, and having traveled in interstate commerce, failed to register and update his registration.  

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

The investigation is being conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey C. Clapper is prosecuting the case.   

Bratt was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial, which has been set for January 11, 2022.