ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Byron Calavaza, 33, of Zuni, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Zuni, pleaded guilty March 23 in federal court to four counts of committing sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country.
According to the plea agreement, Calavaza sexually abused the victim between Dec. 25, 2017, and Jan. 21, 2018, at a home on the Pueblo of Zuni. Calavaza admitted in the plea agreement to committing intentional and unlawful sexual abuse of the victim, who was between the age of twelve and fifteen, with the intent to gratify his sexual desires.
Calavaza is currently in custody awaiting sentencing. He faces five years in prison under the terms of his plea agreement. Additionally, should the court accept the plea agreement, Calavaza will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.
The Zuni Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Novaline D. Wilson is prosecuting the case.
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