RAPID CITY, S.D. – A federal grand jury has indicted a Rapid City man on child pornography charges.
Titus Amiotte, 21, Rapid City, SD, is charged with two counts of receipt of child pornography and two counts of possession of child pornography. Amiotte has pleaded not guilty to that indictment.
According to the U.S. Attorney for South Dakota, Amoitte was indicted following a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Amiotte allegedly was in possession of child pornography between 2020 and 2022.
If convicted, Amiotte could be sentenced to five to 20 years in federal prison, with a $250,000 fine and lifetime supervision once released from prison.
The investigation was a joint effort between the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce, Homeland Security Investigations, South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, Rapid City Police Department, and the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Heather Sazama is prosecuting the case.
Amiotte was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial, which has been set for May 3, 2022.
