Ex-sheriff Mike Burgess found guilty of sex abuse
FAIRVIEW — A Major County jury found former Custer County Sheriff Mike Burgess guilty of 13 felony charges Saturday afternoon, recommending a punishment of 94 years and $15,000 in fines.
Burgess, 56, stood red-eyed as the verdicts were read on each of the original 36 counts that ranged from forcible oral sodomy and kidnapping to sexual battery and rape. Silence veiled the courtroom in an atmosphere charged wi...
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