U.S. Attorney's Office and FBI Charge Arizona Man with Sexual Abuse of a Child

ALBUQUERQUE – An Arizona man is charged by criminal complaint with sexually abusing a minor child at a fair.

Webster Hot, 64, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, appeared before a federal judge and will remain in custody pending trial, which has not been scheduled.

According to the indictment, on October 5-6, 2024, Hot allegedly sexually abused an 8-year-old girl at the Northern Navajo Nation Fair in Shiprock, New Mexico. The abuse is alleged to have occurred inside Hot's camper truck.

If convicted, Hot faces 30 years to life in prison in prison followed by a minimum of five years of supervised release up to life.

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’s Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Nation Department of Investigation and Department of Criminal Investigations. Assistant United States Attorney Brittany DuChaussee is prosecuting the case.

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

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