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U.S. Attorney: Stanley Weber's Pine Ridge Victims Deserved Justice

U.S. Attorney

Stanley Patrick Weber was convicted on Friday, Sept. 27, of 11 counts of sexual abuse against four Pine Ridge boys who were his patients.

The former Indian Health Services pediatrician was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's office, and the trial took place in the federal courthouse in Rapid City.

Weber was previously found guilty in Montana of similar charges and sentenced to 18 years in prison.

SDPB's Victoria Wicks sat through the trial and reported during the week.

For more thorough coverage of Weber's trial and his victims' testimony, listen at 11 a.m. Central time for a feature during In the Moment with Lori Walsh on SDPB radio.

Rapid City freelancer Victoria L. Wicks has been producing news for SDPB since August 2007. She Retired from this position in March 2023.