FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
CATHERINE MABEL BROCK SENTENCED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that during a federal court session in Billings, on December 12, 2007, before Senior U.S. District Judge Jack D. Shanstrom, CATHERINE MABEL BROCK, a resident of Billings and Poplar, appeared for sentencing. BROCK was sentenced to a term of:
- Prison: 16 months
- Special Assessment: $100
- Supervised Release: 3 years
BROCK was sentenced in connection with her guilty plea to failure to register as a sex offender.
In an Offer of Proof filed by the United States, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following:
On November 15, 2000, BROCK was sentenced to a term of twenty-one months imprisonment to the Bureau of Prisons following a conviction for sexual abuse of a minor in the U.S. District Court in Great Falls. Based upon her federal conviction, BROCK was required to register as a sexual offender under the Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act.
BROCK registered while living in Wolf Point in January of 2005. She moved from Montana to Salt Lake City, Utah, then returned back to Billings in July of 2006 and failed to register and/or keep her registration current.
Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that BROCK will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, BROCK does have the opportunity to earn a sentence reduction for "good behavior." However, this reduction will not exceed 15% of the overall sentence.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Marcia K. Hurd prosecuted the case for the United States.
The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service.
