An Indian man charged with sexual abuse of minors on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota will be retried, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday.

In a unanimous decision, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals said Edward E. Bordeaux Jr.'s constitutional rights were denied. The court said Bordeaux did not have a chance to confront his witness, a young girl who testified via closed-circuit television.

Bordeaux, 27, had been found guilty of one count of aggravated sexual abuse of a child. He had been sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison.

Get the Story:
Appeals court orders new trial in sex abuse case (AP 3/7)

Get the Decision:
US v. Bordeaux (March 7, 2005)

Court Documents:
US v. Bordeaux (US v. Bordeaux (8th Circuit)

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