密西西比州 Leake County 男子对性侵未成年人认罪：最高面临15年监禁，明年2月量刑
美国司法部密西西比州南区联邦检察官办公室11月10日宣布，密西西比州 Leake County 一名男子当天在联邦法院对性侵未成年人认罪。联邦检察官 Baxter Kruger 与联邦调查局（FBI）Jackson 办公室特别探员主管 Robert Eikhoff 公布了这一消息。
根据法庭文件，被告 Daunte Gage Smith，现年22岁，与一名作案时年满12岁、未满16岁的未成年女性发生了性接触。法庭记录显示，相关行为发生在 Choctaw 印第安保留地的 Redwater 社区，自2025年3月持续至2026年3月。司法部未公布受害人姓名。
Smith 定于2027年2月26日量刑，最高面临15年监禁，以及至少5年的联邦监管释放。最终刑期将由联邦地区法官在考虑联邦量刑指南与其他法定因素后决定。
此案由 Choctaw 警察局与联邦调查局调查，由联邦助理检察官 Kevin J. Payne、Brian K. Burns 与特别助理检察官 Kalleigh McCoy 起诉。
（来源：美国司法部）
Leake County Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Faces Up to 15 Years
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Mississippi announced on November 10 that a Leake County man pleaded guilty that day in federal court to the sexual abuse of a minor. U.S. Attorney Baxter Kruger and Robert Eikhoff, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Jackson Office, made the announcement.
According to court documents, the defendant, Daunte Gage Smith, 22, engaged in sexual contact with a female minor who was older than 12 years of age but younger than 16 years of age at the time of the offense. Court records show that the conduct occurred in the Redwater Community of the Choctaw Indian Reservation beginning in March of 2025 and continuing until March of 2026. The Justice Department did not release the victim's name.
Smith is scheduled to be sentenced on February 26, 2027, and faces up to fifteen years in prison and at least five years of federal supervision. A federal district judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
The Choctaw Police Department and the FBI investigated the case. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kevin J. Payne and Brian K. Burns and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Kalleigh McCoy.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
来源：美国司法部
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