Martin Man Charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Martin, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.

Steven Flood, age 37, was indicted in November of 2022. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Veronica L. Duffy on November 8, 2022, and pleaded not guilty to the Indictment.

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

The Indictment alleges that Flood, who had previously been convicted of a sex crime and required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, failed to do so between June 15, 2022, and August 4, 2022.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the DOJ’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.

The charge is merely an accusation and Flood 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.   

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