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Date: 08-10-2019
Case Style:
United States of America v. Benedict Anthony Sena
Case Number: 1:16-cr-03217-MV
Judge: Martha Vazquez
Court: United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (Bernalillo county)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Michael D. Murphy and Lucy B. Solimon
Defendant's Attorney: John F. Samore and Carter B. Harrison, IV
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Albuquerque, NM - ACOMA PUEBLO MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CHARGES
Benedict Anthony Sena, 59, a member and resident of Acoma Pueblo, N.M., pleaded guilty in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., on July 30, 2019, to a felony information charging him with two counts of abusive sexual contact of children under the age of 12 years.
Sena was arrested on Aug. 1, 2016, on an indictment that charged him with aggravated sexual abuse. According to the indictment, Sena sexually assaulted two children under the age of 12 years between Jan. 1, 2016 and Feb. 15, 2016, in Indian Country in Cibola County, N.M.
Sena entered his guilty plea under a plea agreement in which he admitted committing the two crimes charged in the felony information in Acoma Pueblo between Jan. 1, 2016 and Feb. 15, 2016. In his plea agreement, Sena admitted touching the two child victims, both under the age of 12 years, on their groins and buttocks to arouse and gratify his sexual desire.
Sena will remain in custody pending his sentencing hearing, which has yet to be scheduled. At sentencing, Sena faces a statutory maximum penalty of life imprisonment, and will be required to register as a sex offender.
The Acoma Agency of the BIA’s Office of Justice Services investigated this case with assistance from the Acoma Pueblo Tribal Police Department.
Charge:
18:1153, 2241(c), and 2246(2)(C): Aggravated Sexual Abuse.
(1-4)
18:1153, 2244(a)(5) and 2246(3): Abusive Sexual Contact
(1s-2s)
Outcome: 07/30/2019 90 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Carter B. Harrison, IV appearing for Benedict Anthony Sena (Harrison, Carter) (Entered: 07/30/2019)
07/30/2019 91 ORDER CANCELLING DEADLINE as to Benedict Anthony Sena by District Judge Martha Vazquez - Motion hearing scheduled for 8/1 and 8/2/19, Call of the Calendar scheduled for 8/2/19 and Jury Selection/Trial scheduled for 8/26/19 are hereby VACATED. (laz)
[THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (Entered: 07/30/2019)
07/30/2019 92 INFORMATION as to Benedict Anthony Sena (1) count(s) 1s-2s. (gr) (Entered: 07/30/2019)
07/30/2019 93 CONSENT TO PLEA BEFORE US MAGISTRATE JUDGE by Benedict Anthony Sena. (gr) (Entered: 07/30/2019)
07/30/2019 94 WAIVER OF INDICTMENT by Benedict Anthony Sena. (gr) (Entered: 07/30/2019)
07/30/2019 95 PLEA AGREEMENT as to Benedict Anthony Sena. (gr) (Entered: 07/30/2019)
07/30/2019 96 Clerk's Minutes before Magistrate Judge John F. Robbenhaar: Plea Hearing as to Benedict Anthony Sena held (Recording Info: Liberty - Rio Grande) (kd) (Entered: 07/31/2019)
07/30/2019 97 ORDER by Magistrate Judge John F. Robbenhaar Revoking Conditions of Release as to Benedict Anthony Sena (kd) (Entered: 07/31/2019)
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