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Date: 10-18-2021
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Case Number: 4:21-cr-00228-JFH
Judge: John F. Heil, III
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (Tulsa County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Tulsa, OK: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with sexually abusing a minor, coercion and enticement of a minor in Indian Country.
Christopher Dean Dana, 35, a non-Indian, admitted that he sexually abused the victim when she was between the ages of seven and 11 then again when she was between 12 and 16 years old. When she resisted his advances, Dana would further pressure the victim by offering her money. The victim is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation, and the crimes occurred within the boundaries of the Muscogee Nation reservation.
“Christopher Dana betrayed this young victim. He should have been an adult she could trust but instead was a sexual predator,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. “My office and our law enforcement partners will not tolerate the abuse of the most vulnerable in our communities- children.”
Chief U.S. District Judge John F. Heil III will sentence Dana on Feb. 25, 2022.
The FBI and Broken Arrow Police Department conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stacey P. Todd and Gina S. Gilmore are prosecuting the case.
18 USC 1151, 1152, and 2422(b) Coercion and Enticement of a Minor in Indian Country
(1)
18 USC 1151, 1152 and 2241(c): Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country
(1s)
18 USC 1151, 1152 and 2422(b): Coercion and Enticement of a Minor in Indian Country
(2s)
18 USC 1151, 1152, and 2243(a): Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country
(3s)
18 USC 1151, 1152, and 2244(a)(5): Abusive Sexual Contact with a Child Under the Age of 12 Years in Indian Country
(4s)
18 USC 1151, 1152, and 2244(a)(3): Abusive Sexual Contact with a Child Between the Ages of 12 and 16 Years in Indian Country
(5s)
Outcome: 10/18/2021 65 MINUTES of Proceedings - held before Chief Judge John F Heil, III: Change of Plea Hearing held on 10/18/2021 , guilty plea entered, setting/resetting sentencing: ( Sentencing set for 2/25/2022 at 10:00 AM before Chief Judge John F Heil III) as to Christopher Dean Dana (Re: 32 Indictment ) (Court Reporter: Terri Beeler) (clb, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 10/18/2021)
10/18/2021 66 WAIVER of Right to Trial by Jury approved by Chief Judge John F Heil, III by Christopher Dean Dana (clb, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 10/18/2021)
10/18/2021 67 PETITION to Enter Plea of Guilty and ORDER Accepting Plea by Chief Judge John F Heil, III as to Christopher Dean Dana (clb, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 10/18/2021)
10/18/2021 68 PLEA AGREEMENT as to Christopher Dean Dana (clb, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 10/18/2021)
10/18/2021 69 SEALED PLEA SUPPLEMENT (clb, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 10/18/2021)
10/18/2021 ***Defendant Ordered Detained (see document number 65 ) as to Christopher Dean Dana (clb, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 10/18/2021)
Defendant pleaded guilty to coercion and enticement of a minor in Indian Country.
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