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Rapid City Man Sentenced for Possessing Child Pornography

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Dakota

United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of Child Pornography was sentenced on July 5, 2017, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.

Eric Dill, age 42, was sentenced to 6½ years of imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Dill was charged on November 3, 2015, and pleaded guilty on March 17, 2017. The conviction stems from Dill receiving and possessing child pornography from March 21 to April 8, 2015.

This case was investigated by the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah B. Collins prosecuted the case.

Dill was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.

Updated July 7, 2017

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Project Safe Childhood