Alexander John Duran, Child Sex Abuse, New Mexico 2022

A Pojoaque man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for sexually abusing a minor.

There is no parole in the federal system.

Alexander John Duran, 31, an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Pojoaque, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for engaging in a sexual act with a child under the age of 12 between December 2021 and February 2022.

Duran subsequently pled guilty to abusive sexual contact.

According to court records, Duran’s sentence will include five years of supervised release and he must register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.

The investigation into Duran’s crimes was conducted by the Santa Fe Resident Agency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office with the assistance of the Pueblo of Pojoaque Police Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark A. Probasco is prosecuting the case as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006.

Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.

Duran’s sentencing is a significant blow to child predators in New Mexico and serves as a reminder of the severe consequences of such heinous crimes.

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