(Fort Belknap) A Hays man convicted by a federal jury of sexually abusing a minor girl on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation was sentenced on May 1st to three years and 10 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today.
Following a three-day trial, the jury on Oct. 5, 2023 found Daniel Jacob Werk, 38, guilty of sexual abuse of a minor, as charged in an indictment.
Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided.
