Samuel Billy, Child Sex Abuse, New Mexico 2013

Samuel Billy, a 49-year-old resident of El Rancho, N.M., has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in the child sex abuse of a minor in San Ildefonso Pueblo.

Billy, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was arrested on January 7, 2013, on a criminal complaint alleging that he sexually abused a child less than 12 years old in early November 2012.

According to the complaint, Billy sexually abused the child victim, who was left in his care, in his residence in San Ildefonso Pueblo on at least two occasions.

Billy subsequently was charged in a four-count superseding indictment with three counts of aggravated child sexual abuse and one count of abusive sexual contact.

The indictment alleged that Billy sexually abused the child victim on four separate occasions between November 1, 2012, and December 31, 2012, in a location within San Ildefonso Pueblo.

On September 12, 2013, Billy pleaded guilty to a felony information charging him with sexual abuse.

During his plea hearing, Billy admitted to touching the child victim’s genitals while the victim was sleeping and incapable of appraising the nature of the conduct.

Billy will be required to register as a sex offender after he completes his prison sentence.

This case was investigated by the Santa Fe office of the FBI and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Niki Tapia-Brito as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

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