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Navajo Man from Gallup Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Sexual Abuse Charge

ALBUQUERQUE – Manuel Tsosie, 37, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Gallup, N.M., pleaded guilty this morning in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to a child sexual abuse charge.

Under the terms of his plea agreement, Tsosie will be sentenced to a term of incarceration not to exceed 33 months followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court. Tsosie will be required to register as a sex offender after completing his prison sentence.

Tsosie was arrested on June 3, 2014, on an indictment alleging that he sexually abused a child under the age of 12 years on a date between April 1, 2013 and Sept. 30, 2013. The indictment alleged that Tsosie violated the young victim in a location within the Navajo Indian Reservation in McKinley County, N.M.

During today’s hearing, Tsosie entered a guilty plea to a felony information charging him with abusive sexual contact. In entering his guilty plea, Tsosie admitted that he intentionally touched the victim’s genitals at a residence located within Navajo Indian Reservation.

This case was investigated by the Gallup office of the FBI. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Elaine Y. Ramirez as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Manuel Tsosie, 37, a Navajo man from Gallup, New Mexico, has pleaded guilty to a federal child sexual abuse charge. As part of his plea agreement, he will serve 33 months in prison and register as a sex offender after his release. Tsosie was arrested in June 2014 for allegedly sexually abusing a child under the age of 12. The victim was abused on the Navajo Indian Reservation in McKinley County, New Mexico, between April 1, 2013, and September 30, 2013.

Tsosie entered a guilty plea to a felony information charging him with abusive sexual contact. He admitted to intentionally touching the victim’s genitals at a residence on the Navajo Indian Reservation. The case was investigated by the Gallup office of the FBI and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Elaine Y. Ramirez as part of Project Safe Childhood.