United States v. Desmond Rouse

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Four young Native American men face combined sentences of more than 120' years for alleged child abuse. These convictions rest upon testimony of young children, the alleged victims, with some support from findings on medical examinations of the children.

These defendants are Jesse Rouse, Desmond Rouse, Garfield Feather and Russell Hubbeling. They and a fifth defendant, Duane Rouse, who was acquitted by the jury, faced twenty-three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of children under the age of twelve years in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2241(c). *562The events allegedly occurred…