FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A Jemez man was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for sexually abusing two minors.

There is no parole in the federal system.

According to court documents, in 2012, Tyler Chinana, 35, an enrolled member of the Jemez Pueblo, engaged in unlawful sexual contact with a minor victim who was under the age of 12 at the time. In a separate incident in November 2022, Chinana engaged in similar unlawful sexual contact with a second minor victim who was also under the age of 12.

Chinana pled guilty to two counts of abusive sexual contact. Upon his release from prison, Chinana will be subject to ten years of supervised release and must register as a sexual offender.

U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Acting Special Agent in Charge Philip Russell of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office made the announcement today.

The FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with the assistance of the Jemez Pueblo Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Meg Tomlinson prosecuted the case.