SPOKANE, Wash. — A U.S. judge has sentenced a man to 10 years in federal prison for sexually abusing a child on the Kalispel Reservation.
According to U.S. Attorney Vanessa Waldref, court documents show 49-year-old Fleet Matt abused a child on the reservation in 2022 and other victims came forward during the investigation dating back several years.
Matt was also banished by the Kalispel Tribal Court from the reservation and other tribal properties.
Judge Thomas Rice also sentenced Matt to a lifetime of supervision following his release.
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