Wagner man sentenced for abusive sexual contact

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KEVN) - Zander Zephier of Wagner, South Dakota, was convicted on July 6 of abusive sexual contact. He knowingly engaged in and attempted to engage in, sexual contact with a child who had not attained the age of 16.

Zephier, age 22, was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.

He will also need to register as a sex offender.

Zephier was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.

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