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Longie Jr. sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for sexual abuse of a child

FARGO – Interim United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced that U.S. District Court Chief Judge Peter D. Welte sentenced Gary Lee Longie Jr., a.k.a. Ty, age 39, Sheyenne, ND, to 30 Years in federal prison for Aggravated Sexual Abuse. Chief Judge Welte also sentenced Longie to 10 years supervised release.

The investigation was initiated in December 2020, when a child under the age of 1...