Acoma Man Charged with Sexual Abusing Minors

ALBUQUERQUE – An Acoma man has been indicted on federal charges for sexually abusing two minors.

According to court documents, in December 2024 and January 2025, Bryan Gachupin, 21, an enrolled member of the Acoma Pueblo, engaged in sexual acts with two different minors in separate incidents.

Gachupin is charged with two counts of sexual abuse of a minor and will remain on conditions of release pending trial, which has not yet been scheduled. If convicted, Gachupin faces up to fifteen years in prison.

Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison made the announcement today.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs investigated this case with assistance from the Acoma Police Department and the Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (RCFL). Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Marshall is prosecuting the case.

An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.