A 49-year-old man from Sanostee, N.M., has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the aggravated sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12.
Lorenzo Begay, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced on May 15, 2013 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after pleading guilty to a felony information charging him with aggravated sexual abuse.
According to court filings, the investigation into Begay was initiated after law enforcement authorities received a referral from the Navajo Nation Division of Social Services after the child victim disclosed the sexual abuse to a school social worker.
Begay will be required to register as a sex offender after he completes his prison sentence, which is expected to be five years followed by five years of supervised release.
The case was investigated by the Albuquerque and Farmington offices of the FBI and the Shiprock Office of the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety.
It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacob A. Wishard as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the DOJ 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.
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Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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