Melvin Ray Kerchee, the former secretary-treasurer of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, was sentenced to 10 years after being convicted of the rapes of two young girls.
Kerchee, 57, was found guilty for the rapes of a 10-year-old and 13-year-old girl in 2002. One of the girls is mentally impaired, The Native American Times reported.
Kerchee's term in office expired in June. He kept his position while the case went to trial.
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