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Federal judge sentences Phoenix man on child sex abuse count
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A 39-year-old Phoenix man has been sentenced to 300 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of abusive sexual contact with a child.
Avery Ulate will serve the sentence, which will be followed by lifetime supervised release, after admitting to authorities that in 2019 he knowingly engaged in sexual contact with a child under the age of 12, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Phoenix.
He also admitted he had sexually abused the child for years, the release stated.
The crimes took place on the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation, where the child is an enrolled tribal member.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Navajo Nation Department of Criminal Investigations conducted the investigation in the case.
The United States Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, Phoenix, handled the prosecution.
U.S. District Judge Michael T. Liburdi pronounced the sentence early this month.
