Legal Opinion
United States v. Tyrus Simon Follet
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 18, 2001No. 00-30339PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
Tyrus Follet, a resident of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana, had a two-year, intermittent sexual relationship with his niece, beginning when she was approximately 14 years old. After she complained of his behavior to a school counselor, Follet was indicted for sexual abuse of a minor. He pleaded guilty. Before Follet was sentenced, the victim sought and received psychological counseling from the Fort Peck Tribes Crisis Center, a government-funded facility that provides its services to eligible clients at no cost to them.
The district court sentenced Follet to…
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