George Chad Deputee, Child Sex Abuse, Montana 2026

BILLINGS – In a case that spanned decades, George Chad Deputee, 42, of Crow Agency, was convicted of aggravated sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact of a child yesterday following a three-day jury trial.

A U.S. District Court Judge Susan Watters presided over the trial. A date for sentencing has not been set, but one thing is clear: Deputee will face the consequences of his heinous crimes.

Deputee was initially indicted in March 2015 for aggravated sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact of a child. A superseding indictment was returned by a grand jury in November 2015, alleging that the sexual abuse occurred between April 1992—when Deputee turned 18 years old—and December 1997.

At trial, the government introduced evidence that Deputee sexually abused two girls starting in 1989. In August of 2012, the victim’s sister reported to BIA law enforcement that Deputee molested her in the late-1980s when she was approximately five years old. She told authorities the abuse had occurred frequently, both day and night, while Deputee was living with her family in Lodge Grass.

The victim’s sister also informed the BIA that Deputee had sexually abused her younger sister (the victim) sometime later. Both women testified at trial, explaining how Deputee had sexually abused and molested them when they were young girls. All of the instances of abuse occurred in Lodge Grass, Montana on the Crow Indian Reservation, where Deputee and both victims were living during the relevant time period.

Deputee also testified at trial, claiming that he was living in North Dakota when the abuse occurred. However, the prosecution introduced a number of documents that placed Deputee in Lodge Grass for medical appointments on far more than two occasions during that time period, thoroughly debunking his alibi.

Defendant: George Chad Deputee

Criminal Charges: Aggravated sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact of a child

City and State: BILLINGS, Montana

Exact Date: March 2015 (initial indictment)

Sentence or Outcome: Convicted, awaiting sentencing

Defendant's Age: 42

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/man-convicted-sexually-abusing-child-1990s