Man Sentenced to Federal Prison For Over 2 Years for Failing to Register as Sex Offender

SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a man from South Dakota, convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. The sentencing took place on January 26, 2026.

Kyle Allen Felicia, 43, was sentenced to two years and six months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Felicia was indicted for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender by a federal grand jury in November 2025. He pleaded guilty on December 22, 2025.

Felicia was previously convicted of a federal sex offense. Because of his prior conviction, he is required to register as a sex offender. Felicia was aware of his obligation to register and to keep his registration current with officials within the county in which he resided. Nonetheless, from mid-August through November 2025, Felicia knowingly failed to register and update his registration.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service. Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney Connie Larson prosecuted the case.

Felicia was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service to serve his federal sentence.

This case was brought as a part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by the U.S. Attorney's Offices and the DOJ's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.