Date: 08-08-2024

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United States of America v. Adrian Dale Tsinnijinnie

Case Number: 1:23-cr-00096

Judge: Matthew L. Garcia

Court: The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (Bernalillo County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Albuquerque

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Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Exploitation
U.S. Attorney Secures 23-Year Sentence in Child Exploitation Case Involving Army Soldier

From November 2020 to January 2021, while stationed at Fort Riley, Adrian Dale Tsinnijinnie, 37, used Facebook Messenger to groom and coerce 13-year-old Jane Doe, who resided in Shiprock, New Mexico, into producing sexually explicit images. In return, Tsinnijinnie sent the victim explicit photos and videos of himself.

In June 2021, while on leave, Tsinnijinnie traveled to Shiprock where he sexually abused Jane Doe on multiple occasions. The abuse was disclosed by Jane Doe to her father on July 5, 2021, leading to a medical examination and police report.

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 Farmington Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with the assistance of the Navajo Police Department and Department of Criminal Investigation. Assistant United States Attorneys Matthew J. McGinley and Natasha Moghadam are prosecuting the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit Justice.gov/PSC..

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 23 years in federal prison. Upon his release from prison, Tsinnijinnie will be subject to 10 years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender

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