Bronson Ranger, Child Sexual Abuse, New Mexico 2015

A Navajo man from New Mexico has been sentenced to 140 months in federal prison for his role in a child sexual abuse conviction.

Bronson Ranger, 36, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Thoreau, N.M., was sentenced this morning in federal court in Santa Fe, N.M., to 140 months in prison followed by 25 years of supervised release for his aggravated child sexual abuse conviction.

Ranger will be required to register as a sex offender after completing his prison sentence.

The crime dates back to between Aug. 1, 2008 and Oct. 30, 2008, when Ranger allegedly sexually abused an Indian child under the age of 12 years in a location within the Navajo Indian Reservation in McKinley County, N.M.

Ranger was arrested on Dec. 12, 2012, on an indictment alleging the crime.

This case was investigated by the Gallup office of the FBI and the Crownpoint office of the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle T. Nayback as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

The defendant, Bronson Ranger, is a 36-year-old enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Thoreau, New Mexico.

The exact criminal charges against Ranger are aggravated child sexual abuse.

The city and state where the crime occurred are Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The exact date of the crime is between Aug. 1, 2008 and Oct. 30, 2008.

The sentence or outcome in this case is 140 months in prison followed by 25 years of supervised release.

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