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Gallup man convicted of sexually abusing minors

There is no parole in the federal system.

ALBUQUERQUE – A Gallup man was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for sexually abusing two minors.

Eskeets must register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.

Between August 2012 and August 2013, according to court documents Lathem Eskeets30, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, engaged in sexual acts with John Doe, who was older than 12 but younger than 16 at the time, and Jane Doe, who was younger than 12 at the time, while at They lived at their mother’s residence near Church Rock, New Mexico.

The FBI Albuquerque Field Office Gallup Resident Agency investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Nation Department of Investigation and the Department of Criminal Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Zachary C. Jones is prosecuting the case.

U.S. Attorney Alexander MM Uballez and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, made the announcement today.

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