A Sioux Falls man has been indicted for failing to register as a sex offender, a federal crime that carries a maximum penalty of up to 10 years in custody and/or a $250,000 fine.
Cyrus Black Spotted Horse, a/k/a Cyrus Menard, age 41, was indicted in January 2022 for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
The Indictment alleges that on or about between November 8, 2022, and December 15, 2022, in the District of South Dakota, Cyrus Black Spotted Horse, a/k/a Cyrus Menard, a person required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, and a sex offender by reason of a conviction under federal law, knowingly failed to register and update his registration.
Black Spotted Horse appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on January 13, 2022, and pleaded not guilty to the Indictment.
A trial date has been set for March 14, 2023, and Black Spotted Horse was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Abby Roesler is prosecuting the case, which is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
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 investigation is being conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service and Sioux Falls Police Department.
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Key Facts
- State: South Dakota
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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