Steven Daniel Buitimea, Aggravated Sexual Abuse, Arizona 2026

Tucson Man Sentenced to 17.5 Years in Prison for Violent Sexual Assault

A Tucson man has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term for a violent sexual assault that left his victim seriously injured.

On May 5, 2026, Steven Daniel Buitimea, 37, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 210 months in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release.

Buitimea previously pleaded guilty to Aggravated Sexual Abuse.

The crime occurred on May 28, 2022, when Buitimea, an enrolled member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, sexually assaulted the victim by force on the Pascua Yaqui Indian Reservation in Tucson, Arizona.

The FBI Phoenix Division's Tucson office and the Pascua Yaqui Police Department conducted the investigation, while the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona, Tucson, handled the prosecution.

CASE NUMBER: 22-CR-1916, RELEASE NUMBER: 2026-070_Buitimea

Steven Daniel Buitimea, the 37-year-old Tucson resident, will serve 17.5 years in prison for his crime.

The U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona, can be found online at www.justice.gov/usao/az/ or on Twitter at @USAO_AZ.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/tucson-man-sentenced-175-years-prison-violent-sexual-assault