SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — After seven hours of deliberation, a Minnehaha County Jury convicted a man of human trafficking, rape and sexual contact with a Child.
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According to a press release from the Minnehaha County State’s Attorney’s office, Leon J. Siess, 60, was convicted of five counts of first-degree rape of a child under 13; one count of second-degree rape; one count of fourth-degree rape with a child under 16; two counts of sexual contact with a child under 16 and one count of first-degree human trafficking.
KELOLAND News reported on Siess in Nov. 2024 when he was charged and arrested.
The victim was sexually abused by Siess over the course of 12 years…