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Date: 06-28-2022
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United States of America v. Ralph Yellow
Case Number: CR-20-08133-PCT-DJH
Judge: Diane J. Humetewa
Court: United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Maricopa County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with abusive sexual contact with a child.
Ralph Yellow, 78, of Tuba City, Arizona, pleaded guilty to one count of Abusive Sexual Contact with a Child.
Yellow admitted that in 2012 or 2013, he knowingly engaged in sexual contact with a six-year-old child. The evidence also showed that Yellow engaged in sexual acts with other children for decades. The crimes took place on the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation, where Yellow is an enrolled tribal member.
The FBI, Navajo Nation Department of Criminal Investigations, and Gallup Police Department conducted the investigation in this case. The United States Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, Phoenix, handled the prosecution.
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 240 months in prison.
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