RAPID CITY – United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge
Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual
Contact. The sentencing took place on September 14, 2026.

Donovan He Crow, 53, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of
supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
He Crow will be required to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration and
Notification Act.

He Crow was indicted for Abusive Sexual Contact by a federal grand jury in November 2025. He
pleaded guilty on March 6, 2026.

He Crow entered a child’s bedroom during the nighttime and forcibly engaged in sexual contact with
her by groping her bare breast. The child was between the ages of 12 and 13 when the offense
occurred.

This matter was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office because the Major Crimes Act, a federal
statute, mandates that certain violent crimes alleged to have occurred in Indian Country be
prosecuted in Federal court as opposed to State court.

This case was investigated by the FBI and the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety
Criminal Investigations Division. Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan Poppen prosecuted the case.
He Crow was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.