United States v. Plenty Chief

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Robert Plenty Chief of aggravated sexual abuse against his step daughter, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153, 2241(c), and 2246(2) (“Count 1”); sexual abuse of a minor, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153, 2243(a), and 2246(2) (“Count 2”); and abusive sexual contact, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153, 2244(a)(3), and 2246(3) (“Count 3”). Count 1 referenced an incident that occurred in 2004, when the victim was 11 years old, while Counts 2 and 3 referenced an incident that occurred in 2005, when the victim was 12 years old. Plenty Chief appeals, arguing that…