The convicted man accused of sexually assaulted children

Fargo, ND (Valley News Live) – a Fargo man was convicted after being accused of sexually assaulted more young children.

Austin Schindler was accused of three charges of gross sexual imposition of October 3, 2024. He pleaded guilty for charges on December 6, 2024.

On March 3, the judicial registers claim that Schindler was sentenced to 24 years in prison for 305 days. After his time in prison, Schindler will fulfill 5 years of supervised evidence.

The judicial documents say that Schindler sexually abused two young boys and a girl. According to documents, the children were between 9 and 11 years old.

During an interview given to the Red River Advocacy Center, the children told investigators that Schindler had done “inappropriate” and “disgusting” things several times.

Judicial records also say Schindler told the children not to tell anyone or he would go to prison.

Schindler was previously accused in CASS County in November 2023 because he had hit an adoptive child in his care. Since then, Schindler has pleaded guilty for an accusation of crime of aggravated aggression and the judicial documents say that the child was taken to another placement house.