Ralph James Walking Bull Jr., a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, was sentenced to 30 years in prison and a lifetime supervised release on sexual abuse and pornography charges.
Walking Bull, 37, pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual abuse and production of child pornography. He admitted he coerced a 10-year-old girl into sexual acts so he could take photographs of her.
The crime occurred on the Reno Sparks Indian Colony in Nevada.
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