TUCSON, Ariz. – Today, Emmanuel Ahumada Flores, 32, of Tucson, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 14 years’ imprisonment.  Flores had previously pleaded guilty to one count of abusive sexual contact with a child.           

     Flores admitted to engaging in abusive sexual contact with a child under the age of 12 between January 2013 and August 2015.  Both Flores and the victim are members of the Pascua Yaqui Nation.

     The investigation in this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Pascua Yaqui Police Department, with assistance provided by the Arizona Department of Public Safety.  The prosecution was handled by Matthew C. Cassell and Heather N. Siegele, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, District of Arizona, Tucson.

CASE NUMBER:                   CR-16-0638-TUC-JGZ-LAB

RELEASE NUMBER:           2018-022_Flores

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