Fort Yates Man Listed on Sex Offender Registry

FORT YATES, N.D. (trfnews.i234.me) — Michael Anthony Lawrence is listed in sex offender registration records.

The supplied registry record identifies Lawrence as a Tier 1 registrant.

It lists Fort Yates as his community of residence.

The record shows April 21, 2026, as his last verification date.

TRF News is not publishing Lawrence’s exact street address.

Federal Conviction

The record lists a federal conviction for abusive sexual contact.

The listed conviction date is January 19, 2018.

The offense falls under 18 U.S.C. § 2244.

Federal law identifies that section as abusive sexual contact.

Readers can review the federal sexual abuse statutes.

The statute covers several forms of prohibited sexual contact.

A 2018 KFYR report gave additional case details.

The report said Lawrence pleaded guilty to abusive sexual contact involving an adult.

Court records described the person as unable to appraise the nature of the conduct.

The person was also unable to decline participation, according to the report.

The reported conduct occurred during May 2015.

Lawrence received 12 months and one day in federal custody.

He also received five years of supervised release.

The sentence required him to register as a sex offender.

Fort Yates is located within the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.

The tribe operates a public sex offender registration website.

Public registration information can change after new information is reported.

The Standing Rock website urges users to verify registry information carefully.

It says fingerprints are required for conclusive identification.

This story summarizes public registration and published court information.

It makes no allegations beyond the documented conviction and related records.

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News.

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