A man from Bloomfield, New Mexico, has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for sexually abusing a minor who was incapacitated. Donovan Pete, 44, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, admitted to engaging in and attempting to engage in a sexual act with a sleeping minor between February 26 and February 27, 2016.
Pete pleaded guilty to sexual abuse charges. Following his prison term of 208 months, he will be required to serve 15 years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender. Federal sentences do not allow for parole.
The announcement was made by Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office. The investigation was conducted by the Farmington Resident Agency of the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office with support from the Navajo Police Department and Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations. Assistant United States Attorney Brittany DuChaussee is prosecuting the case.
“This press release was posted November 13, after the end of the federal government shutdown.”
