Damian Andrew Wathogoma, 22, of Clarkdale, was sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan to 51 months in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release.
Wathogoma was convicted by a federal jury of Abusive Sexual Contact with a Minor in March.
The evidence presented at trial revealed that Wathogoma sexually abused a 7-year-old girl on the Yavapai-Apache Nation reservation, on or about Dec. 11, 2021. Wathogoma was indicted on April 12, 2022.
The Yavapai-Apache Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted the investigation in this case. The United States Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, based in Phoenix, handled the prosecution.
Wathogoma is an enrolled member of the Yavapai-Apache Nation.
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