By Associated Press - Wednesday, April 5, 2017

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A Standing Rock Sioux tribal leader is on trial on child sex abuse charges.

Fifty-four-year-old Cannon Ball District Chairman Robert Fool Bear has pleaded not guilty in federal court in Bismarck. He’s accused of repeatedly raping and physically assaulting a girl over the course of five years. He says the girl made up the story.

The Bismarck Tribune reports (https://bit.ly/2p0t7UX ) Fool Bear faces a minimum of 30 years in prison if convicted on the five felony counts against him.



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Information from: Bismarck Tribune, https://www.bismarcktribune.com

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