The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on Feb. 24, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy, MARTIN LEE ROMAN NOSE, a 23-year-old resident of Ashland and an enrolled member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, was sentenced to a term of:
Prison: 24 months
Special Assessment: $100
Restitution: $231
Supervised Release: 7 years
ROMAN NOSE was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea to sexual abuse of a minor.
In an Offer of Proof filed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lori Harper Suek, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following:
On Oct. 27, 2011, ROMAN NOSE and his girlfriend came across the 15-year-old victim and took her to their apartment. All three were drinking during the walk to the apartment and at the apartment. At some point, ROMAN NOSE and his girlfriend started to fight. ROMAN NOSE eventually locked her out of the apartment.
ROMAN NOSE and the victim were left alone in the apartment. ROMAN NOSE followed the victim into a bedroom, drank with her, and then sexually abused her.
ROMAN NOSE was interviewed twice. He initially denied sexually abusing the victim. However later he admitted that he did, but recanted again saying that he only made the admission because he believed it was what the agents wanted him to say.
Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that ROMAN NOSE will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, ROMAN NOSE does have the opportunity to earn a sentence reduction for "good behavior." However, this reduction will not exceed 15% of the overall sentence.
The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
