U.S. Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell | U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell | U.S. Department of Justice
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of failure to register as a sex offender. The sentencing took place on September 9, 2024.
Calvin Spotted Tail, 44, received a sentence of 27 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Spotted Tail was indicted by a federal grand jury in December 2023 and pleaded guilty on June 6, 2024.
On December 1, 2005, Spotted Tail pleaded guilty to sexual abuse in federal court in South Dakota. As a result of this conviction, he is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Spotted Tail last registered with authorities on October 31, 2023. He left his registered address on November 2, 2023, did not return, and failed to update his registration as required. He was arrested on October 31, 2023, in Sioux Falls.
This case was part of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the DOJ’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood coordinates federal, state, and local resources to locate and prosecute individuals who exploit children while identifying and rescuing victims.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian J. Murphy.
Spotted Tail was immediately remanded into custody following sentencing.
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