Source: Office of United States Attorneys
ALBUQUERQUE – A Whiteriver man has been charged with two counts of sexual abuse.
The indictment alleges that between August 1, 2021, and August 31, 2021, Fernando Yatsatie, Jr., 47, a member of the Zuni Pueblo, unlawfully engaged in and attempted to engage in sexual acts using threats and intimidation.
Yatsatie will remain in custody pending trial, which has not been scheduled. If convicted, Yatsatie faces any term of years up to life in prison.
U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.
The Gallup Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Zuni Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Marshall is prosecuting the case.
An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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