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Turner County Jury Finds Man Guilty on 46 Counts

Turner County Jury Finds Man Guilty on 46 Counts

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MITCHELL S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) Sixty-year-old Daniel Leroy Ringuette was found guilty by a Turner County jury on all 46 counts of crimes against a child.  The charges include First Degree Rape Domestic, Aggravated Incest, and Sexual Contact with a Child Under 16 Domestic.  The designation “domestic” indicates it is a family crime of incest as opposed to a sexual attack on a non-relative.

The crimes were committed between 2016 and 2023.  Daniel Ringuette will be sentenced on July 15, 2024, and faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

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