Kendall Len Burgess, Aggravated Sexual Abuse, Oklahoma 2021

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – A federal jury has found Kendall Len Burgess, age 22, of Henryetta, Oklahoma guilty of Sexual Abuse of Child.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced the guilty verdict on [date]. Burgess was found guilty of Aggravated Sexual Abuse in Indian Country and Abusive Sexual Contact in Indian Country. He was acquitted on one count of Assault by Striking, Beating, or Wounding in Indian Country.

The jury trial began on Monday, July 19, 2021, and concluded on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, with the guilty verdicts. The defendant is facing imprisonment for not less than 30 years to life for the crimes the jury found he committed.

During the trial, the United States presented evidence that the defendant perpetrated various sexual acts on a seven-year-old victim.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma ultimately prosecuted the case because the defendant is a member of a federally-recognized Indian tribe and the crime occurred in Okmulgee County, within the boundaries of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and within the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

The guilty verdicts were the result of an investigation by the Henryetta Police Department, Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The Honorable Ronald A. White, U.S. District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma in Muskogee, presided over the trial and ordered the completion of a presentence report. Sentencing will be scheduled following completion of the report. Burgess was remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal pending the imposition of sentencing.

Special Assistant United States Attorney L.C. Wright and Assistant United States Attorney Edith Singer represented the United States.

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