Earlwyn Makes Room For Them, Abusive Sexual Contact of a Child, South Dakota 2024

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Fort Thompson Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Abusive Sexual Contact of a Child

Pierre, South Dakota – A Fort Thompson man has been sentenced to federal prison for Abusive Sexual Contact of a Child by Force. Earlwyn Makes Room For Them, 28, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Makes Room For Them repeatedly abused a young girl living in the same home in Fort Thompson, within the Crow Creek Reservation, in 2014. The victim was under the age of 12 at the time of the abuse. Makes Room For Them forced the young victim to touch his genitalia and also forced his hand down the young victim’s pants and touched her groin.

The case was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office because the Major Crimes Act, a federal statute, mandates that certain violent crimes alleged to have occurred in Indian Country be prosecuted in Federal court as opposed to State court.

The matter was investigated by the FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorney Troy R. Morley prosecuted the case.

Makes Room For Them was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.

Earlwyn Makes Room For Them, a 28-year-old man from Fort Thompson, South Dakota, was sentenced on June 10, 2024, to 15 years in federal prison for Abusive Sexual Contact of a Child by Force. The defendant pleaded guilty in May of 2024, after being indicted by a federal grand jury in January of 2023.

The exact criminal charges against Earlwyn Makes Room For Them include Abusive Sexual Contact of a Child by Force. The city and state where the crime occurred is Fort Thompson, South Dakota. The exact date of the crime was in 2014.

The defendant is currently serving a 15-year sentence in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.