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Tea Man Charged with Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet
A 22-year-old man from Tea, South Dakota, has been charged with Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet. Sky Thomas Roubideaux, 22, was indicted by a federal grand jury for the crime, which allegedly took place on March 7, 2022.
According to the indictment, Roubideaux attempted to use a cell phone to knowingly persuade, induce, entice, and coerce an undercover agent posing as a 15-year-old male, to engage in sexual activity.
The mandatory minimum penalty upon conviction is 10 years and a maximum of life in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, five years minimum of supervised release, up to life, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
Roubideaux was released on bond pending trial, which has been set for August 9, 2022. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Veronica L. Duffy on April 11, 2022, and pled not guilty to the Indictment.
The investigation is being conducted by Homeland Security Investigations, with the assistance of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, Sioux Falls Police Department, Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office, South Dakota Highway Patrol, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey C. Clapper is prosecuting the case.
The charge is merely an accusation, and Roubideaux is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Key Facts
- State: South Dakota
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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