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Man from Santo Domingo Pueblo sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for sexual abuse

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico

           ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Clarence Garcia, 64, an enrolled member of the Santo Domingo Pueblo, who resides in Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico, was sentenced today in federal court in Albuquerque to 15 years (180 months) in prison for abusive sexual contact. 

           Garcia pleaded guilty to this offense on Sept. 13, 2019.  In his plea agreement, Garcia admitted that he committed the crime on the Santo Domingo Pueblo in Sandoval County on Nov. 10, 2013 by touching the genitalia of a girl under the age of 12 to gratify his own sexual desire.

           The FBI and the Bureau of Indian Affairs investigated this case.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph M. Spindle prosecuted the case.

 

Updated February 21, 2020
Topics
Indian Country Law and Justice
Violent Crime
Components
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
USAO - New Mexico
Press Release Number: 20-002

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