Brothers from Navajo Nation sentenced for child exploitation offenses

Ryan Ellison, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico - Department of Justice
Ryan Ellison, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico - Department of Justice
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Two brothers have been sentenced in federal court for sexually abusing a minor, with one receiving a prison term of 204 months and the other 135 months. The sentences were handed down after both men pleaded guilty to one count of coercion and enticement of a minor.

Court records show that Dustin Roy Rockmen, 33, of Navajo, New Mexico, and Kenzie Roy Rockmen, 26, of Hunters Point, Arizona—both enrolled members of the Navajo Nation—used electronic communications between 2019 and 2022 to coerce a minor into sexual acts.

“There is no parole in the federal system.”

After completing their prison terms, both individuals will be placed on supervised release for ten years and are required to register as sex offenders.

The announcement was made by Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Acting Special Agent in Charge Philip Russell from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office.

The investigation was conducted by the Gallup Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office with assistance from the Navajo Police Department and Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Robert James Booth II and Mark A. Probasco prosecuted the case under Project Safe Childhood—a national initiative started by the Department of Justice in May 2006 to address child sexual exploitation online. More information about Project Safe Childhood can be found at https://www.justice.gov/psc.



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