Federal Jury Finds Man Guilty of Sex Crimes Against Children in Indian Country

MUSKOGEE, Okla., July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A federal jury in Tulsa,
Okla., returned a guilty verdict yesterday against a Delaware County man for
crimes involving the sexual abuse of young children on Indian land, announced
U.S. Attorney David E. O'Meilia.

Indian male Kimberly Chancellor, 42, of Salina, Okla., was found guilty after
a two-day jury trial on all three counts with which he was charged:
aggravated sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country and two counts of
attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country. Count one
accused him of the forcible rape of an Indian female child under the age of 12
in the summer of 2003. Count two accused Chancellor of attempting to rape an
Indian child on Jan. 1, 2007, and count three accused him of attempting to
rape by force an Indian female child under the age of 16 on May 20, 2007.
These offenses occurred in Chancellor's home in Delaware County in
Northeastern Oklahoma.

Chancellor was arrested in Dallas last March by local authorities there that
worked with the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force. He fled the Dallas area
after he was charged with the crimes by a Tulsa federal grand jury in
February.

Sentencing for Chancellor is set for Nov. 6, 2008. He faces a prison sentence
of at least 30 years to possible life imprisonment.

U.S. Attorney O'Meilia commended the FBI and the Cherokee Nation Marshals
Service for their exemplary and thorough investigation of these crimes.

"Thanks to the brave testimony of the three child victims and the hard work
by law enforcement agents, this child predator will face minimum no-parole
federal prison time of at least 30 years," said U.S. Attorney O'Meilia. "This
case is an example of the United States Attorney's Office's continued
commitment to aggressively prosecute violent crime in Indian Country."

This prosecution proceeded in federal court because the alleged crimes
occurred in Indian Country, where major criminal offenses fall under the
jurisdiction of the U.S. Courts. Assistant U.S. Attorney Trent Shores and
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Woodward represented the government in
this case.

SOURCE U.S. Department of Justice

Randall Edgmon of the Office of United States Attorney David E. O'Meilia,
Northern District of Oklahoma, +1-918-382-2700, TDD: +1-918-684-5150