A 30-year-old Mitchell, South Dakota man has been sentenced to 293 months of imprisonment for sexually abusing minors.

Terace Castaway was convicted of Sexual Abuse after a federal grand jury indicted him on November 15, 2012, for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of Children, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Abuse of a Minor, and Abusive Sexual Contact of a Minor.

On May 6, 2013, Castaway pled guilty to a Superseding Information that charged him with Sexual Abuse. He was sentenced on August 5, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.

The charge stems from an incident wherein Castaway, between the 1st day of August, 2008, and the 31st day of May, 2009, did sexually abuse a young girl while she was in his custody and care.

According to the investigation, Castaway came into the bathroom where the child was hiding and sexually assaulted her while the child was fearful for her life. As part of the plea agreement, Castaway also admitted to sexually abusing three other young girls on several occasions while they were at their grandmother’s home in Lower Brule and Castaway was also staying there.

The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan N. Dilges prosecuting the case. Castaway was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.

As part of the sentence, Castaway will also serve 5 years of supervised release and pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.