DULUTH (WJON News)  – A Red Lake man has been sentenced to over 16 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in her home on the Red Lake Reservation.

On July 3, 2020, 38-year-old Descart Begay, Jr., knowingly raped and sexually assaulted a victim in her home until she was finally able to escape.

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On September 6, 2022, Begay was found guilty on two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and two counts of sexual abuse.

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