Former Enemy Swim Resident Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Abusive Sexual Contact With a Minor

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - A 26-year-old Minneapolis, Minnesota, man formerly of Enemy Swim, South Dakota, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison following his conviction for abusive sexual contact with a minor child.

U.S. Attorney Ron Parsons announced Nov. 6, 2026, that U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann handed down the sentence to Roshaun Christian Pomani during a hearing on Nov. 2, 2026.

In addition to the 15-year prison term, Judge Kornmann ordered Pomani to serve five years of supervised release and pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Pomani will also be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from federal custody. Following the sentencing hearing, Pomani was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.

Case Background and Investigation

According to federal court documents, the conviction stems from incidents that occurred between Jan. 6, 2015, and Jan. 5, 2016. During that timeframe, Pomani knowingly engaged in sexual contact with a victim under the age of 12 while both were living in tribal housing near Enemy Swim.

A federal grand jury indicted Pomani in March 2024, and he pleaded guilty to the charge on Aug. 17, 2026.

Sisseton-Wahpeton Law Enforcement and the FBI conducted the investigation, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth A. Ebert-Webb prosecuted the case.

Project Safe Childhood Initiative

Federal authorities prosecuted the case under Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide Department of Justice initiative launched in May 2006 to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the DOJ’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, the program coordinates federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute offenders while identifying and rescuing victims.