PHOENIX – Yesterday, Frank Junior Young, 23, of Page,
Ariz., and a member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District
Judge Stephen M. McNamee to 144 months in prison, followed by a term of 15
years of supervised release. Young had previously
pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual abuse.
On Feb. 19, 2016,
Young sexually abused the victim by using force and threats. The victim is also
a member of the Navajo Nation and the assault occurred on the Navajo Nation
Indian Reservation.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and the Navajo Nation Department of Law
Enforcement. The prosecution was handled
by Christina J. Reid-Moore, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona,
Phoenix.
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