Office of Law Enforcement
Service Agents Assisted in Putting a Sexual Abuser in Prison for Life
Carl Gene Ortner Jr. was sentenced to life in federal prison and fined $100,000 for his role in the transportation with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, sexual abuse of a child in Indian Country, abusive sexual contact in Indian Country, possession of parts of a bald eagle, and possession of parts of a golden eagle. In the Government’s closing, Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Roberts called Ortner “a wolf in sheep’s clothing,� stating that he disguised himself as a caring Native American elder to get close to the victims. Then when the time was right, Ortner took advantage of the victims.� He used eagle parts to ruse his victims into believing him to be a spiritual tribal member.
