URGENT – U.P. Breaking News Bulletin – 1-9-18 – 7:10 a.m. CT
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin man arraigned Monday on charges he tried to turn a young girl into his prostitute
By Greg Peterson
S.E. Social Justice Breaking News
Owner, News Director
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(Keshena, WI) – A member of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin (MITW) was arranged in federal court Monday on charges he tried to turn a young girl into a prostitute.
41-year-old Mario Nmi Escalante of Keshena, WI has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges he tried to pay a young girl to be his prostitute.
Escalante was arraigned in federal court in Green Bay, WI on Mon., Jan. 8, 2018 on the charges that involved an alleged crime at the MITW.
Escalante is being held in the Menominee Tribal Detention Facility.
On November 17, 2017, Escalante allegedly “did knowingly attempt to persuade, induce, entice, and coerce Minor Female A” to “engage in prostitution,” the indictment charges. Escalante is accused of offering Minor Female A “$60 in exchange for intercourse,” the grand jury charged.
According to the indictment, on November 14, 2017, Escalante allegedly used his phone to attempt to persuade a minor female to meet him at a location within the exterior boundaries of the Menominee Indian Reservation, where he intended to engage in sexual activity with the minor in exchange for money.
If convicted, Escalante faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison, and a maximum sentence of life in prison; up to a $250,000 fine; and between 5 years and a lifetime of supervised release. The charge also carries a $5000 special assessment.
The case was investigated by the Menominee Tribal Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The indictment was returned on Jan. 3, 2018.
The federal charges were filed in the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Wisconsin. The federal prosecutor is U.S. Attorney Gregory Haanstad and Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew J. Maier.
Escalante was arraigned Monday afternoon before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge James R. Sickle in Green Bay.
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