An Albuquerque man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for two counts of aggravated sexual abuse in Indian Country.
Eddie Gomez, 30, of Albuquerque, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for two counts of aggravated sexual abuse in Indian Country. Gomez pleaded guilty on February 28, 2022.
According to the plea agreement, between May 28, 2012, and May 27, 2014, Gomez sexually abused Jane Doe 1 in her home on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation. Gomez also admitted to sexually abusing Jane Doe 2 on November 25, 2016, in her parents’ home on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation. Both victims are enrolled members of the Jicarilla Apache Nation and were less than 16 years old at the time of the abuse.
Upon his release from prison, Gomez will be subject to 10 years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender.
The FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from Jicarilla Apache Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Spindle is prosecuting the case as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
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. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit http://www.justice.gov/psc/.
Gomez is currently serving his sentence. This case is a reminder of the importance of holding perpetrators of child abuse accountable for their crimes.
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Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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