Man convicted of abusing Native boys

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2002

A jury in Montana on Monday night convicted a man of two counts of kidnap and assault in a case involving three Native boys.

Nathaniel Bar-Jonah was convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old Native boy and of assaulting an 8-year-old. He was acquitted of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old while the jury deadlocked on sexual assault of the 8-year-old

Native child psychologists testified in the trial and said the boys' heritage should be considered when a jury heard their stories.

Bar-Jonah faces separate murder charges for the death of another boy.

Get the Story:
He's guilty (The Great Falls Tribune 2/26)
Bar-Jonah guilty of 2 counts (AP 2/26)

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