PHOENIX - Today, Donald Wade Pablo, of Blackwater, Ariz., a member of the Gila River Indian Community, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi to 180 months in prison, followed by a term of lifetime supervised release. Pablo had previously pleaded guilty to abusive sexual contact with a minor.
Between Aug. 1, 2013 and Nov. 2, 2014, within the Gila River Indian Community, Pablo sexually abused the victim who was under the age of 12 and also a member of the Gila River Indian Community.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the Gila River Police Department. The prosecution was handled by Christina J. Reid-Moore, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona, Phoenix.
CASE NUMBER: CR-0385-PHX-JJT
RELEASE NUMBER: 2016-038_Pablo
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
