Emmanuel William Nyuon, Child Sex Trafficking, South Dakota 2012

A Sioux Falls man has been found guilty of two counts of sex trafficking of a child, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced. Emmanuel William Nyuon, age 34, was convicted by a federal jury for Sex Trafficking of a Child by Force, Fraud, or Coercion and Conspiracy to Engage in Sex Trafficking of a Child.

The jury returned the guilty verdict after a short deliberation following a four-day trial. These charges carry a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison up to a maximum of life and/or a $250,000 fine.

Nyuon was indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2012 on these sex trafficking charges.

Mandatory Facts: Defendant: Emmanuel William Nyuon; Crimes: Sex Trafficking of a Child by Force, Fraud, or Coercion, Conspiracy to Engage in Sex Trafficking of a Child; City: Sioux Falls, State: South Dakota; Date: 2011 (spring), 2012 (January); Sentence: Mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison up to a maximum of life and/or a $250,000 fine.

The case began in the spring of 2011 when the Sioux Falls Police Department Street Crimes Unit started investigating a criminal organization operating in and around Sioux Falls.

Witnesses identified several individuals, including Emmanuel Nyuon, who were selling narcotics and prostitutes. In January 2012, the SFPD requested federal assistance, and a team consisting of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the SFPD, and the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation began investigating the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kevin Koliner and Jeff Clapper prosecuted the case. A presentence investigation was ordered, and a sentencing date has not been set. The defendant was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshal.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sd/pr/sioux-falls-man-convicted-child-sex-trafficking-case