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Snyder Geronimo III, 23, Sentenced to 33 Months for Child Sexual Abuse Conviction
ALBUQUERQUE – Snyder Geronimo III, 23, a member of the Mescalero Apache Nation, was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 33 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for his child sexual abuse conviction.
Geronimo will be required to register as a sex offender after he completes his prison sentence.
The charges against Geronimo stem from an investigation initiated by the BIA’s Office of Justice Services in October 2012, after a motorist reported seeing an intoxicated 13-year-old female in the company of an adult man.
During questioning by officers, the victim admitted to having engaged in sexual activity with Geronimo on multiple occasions.
On January 30, 2012, Geronimo was arrested on tribal charges arising out of his relationship with the victim.
Geronimo pleaded guilty to the indictment on January 27, 2014, and admitted to knowingly engaging in sexual acts with the victim, who was 13 years of age, from July 2012 through October 2012.
This case was brought 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 case was investigated by the Mescalero Agency of the BIA’s Office of Justice Services and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron O. Jordan of the U.S. Attorney’s Las Cruces Branch Office.
Geronimo will be required to register as a sex offender after he completes his prison sentence, and he will face five years of supervised release upon his release from prison.
Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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