Spiro man pleads guilty to sexual abuse

Spiro man pleads guilty to aggravated sexual abuse as the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Ronald Craig Summers, 34, of Spiro entered a guilty plea to a Superseding Indictment of one count of Aggravated Sexual Abuse in Indian Country, punishable by 30 years to life in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. 

The Superseding Indictment alleged that between January 2024 and continuing until Oct. 7, 2024, Summers knowingly engaged in a sexual act with a person who had not attained the age of 12 years. 

The crime occurred in LeFlore County, within the boundaries of the Choctaw Nation Reservation, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Human Services.

Jason A. Robertson, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report. 

A U.S. District Court Judge will determine the sentence to be imposed after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Summers will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Morgan Muzljakovich and Nicole Paladino represented the United States.

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