Historic injustice: Convicted advisor gets $1.25M, while Northern Cheyenne victims receive zero

By: John Heenan

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: April 9, 2026

Words: 545

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Last week, Bureau of Indian Affairs officer Murrell Deela pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old Northern Cheyenne child.

I represent three of his victims — two teenage girls he sexually assaulted and one he punched in the face hard enough to break her orbital socket. The Department of Justice has not offered any of them a dollar.

Michael Flynn, the former National Security Adviser turned right-wing sycophant, pleaded guilty in …

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