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Former tribal councilman sentenced
Tuesday July 27th, 2010
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - A former Rosebud Sioux tribal councilman has been sentenced to two years of probation for a sex crime. Fifty-one-year-old Michael Valandra was accused of trying to solicit sex from a minor via the Internet in April 2009. When he showed up to meet the minor, he was met by Pennington County sheriff's deputies conducting a sting operation. Valandra pleaded guilty to solicitation of a minor under a plea agreement with prosecutors. He was sentenced Monday. ---
