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A Browning man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for sexually abusing a minor, according to U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme. Delbert Dwayne Mowitch, aged 23, pleaded guilty in January 2025 to one count of sexual abuse of a minor.
Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided over the case. The prosecution alleged that Mowitch met the victim, referred to as Jane Doe, in January 2024 when she was 12 years old. By April 2024, law enforcement received reports from a witness about an inappropriate relationship between Mowitch and Doe.
During interviews with authorities, Doe confirmed her involvement with Mowitch and described staying at his house where they consumed alcohol and smoked dabs together. She recounted two instances of sexual activity with Mowitch: the first occurred while he was intoxicated and involved non-consensual penetration; during the second incident, she blacked out after refusing his advances and awoke in pain.
Doe also provided law enforcement with screenshots of messages exchanged between her and Mowitch which indicated an ongoing relationship. A second witness corroborated these events by stating that Mowitch admitted to having intercourse with Doe in February 2024 despite knowing her age.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kalah Paisley prosecuted the case which was investigated by the FBI alongside Blackfeet Law Enforcement Services.
This legal action is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), an initiative aimed at reducing violent crime through collaboration between law enforcement agencies and communities. The program focuses on building trust within communities, supporting violence prevention organizations, setting strategic enforcement priorities, and evaluating outcomes.
For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, visit Justice.gov/PSN.
