Watertown man going to federal prison for sexually abusing a child
Deserick Jake Bird was originally indicted for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child by a federal grand jury in February 2022
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By Roger Whittle - November 8, 2024 in Court, Featured, Law enforcement, News Reading Time: 2 minutes
Deserick Jake Bird
A 37-year-old Watertown man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison followed by 10 years of supervised release after plead...
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Roger Whittle has over 40 years of daily newspaper experience at a dozen papers across the country including the Omaha World Herald. He returned to his hometown of Watertown in 2012 as editor of the local paper. He has been recognized with dozens of journalism awards for writing, photography and page design.
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