Veblen man gets suspended prison term, 60 days in jail in rape case

by Elisa Sand Aberdeen American News

A Veblen man who admitted to a count of rape received a 25-year suspended prison term.

Delano L. Dumarce, 45, pled guilty in December to rape involving a victim who was younger than 13 at the time. According to court documents, Dumarce was originally charged in Day County with three counts of rape, two from 2009 and one from 2010. Court documents indicate the victim reported the incidents in 2020 when she was 17. In that report, she detailed multiple incidents of inappropriate contact.

Dumarce was also sentenced to 60 days in jail with credit for six days served. He was placed on probation for five years. For more on this story and many more please purchase a copy of the Sisseton Courier on news stands now or purchase a copy of the E-edtion on this website..