Zuni man pleads guilty to child sexual abuse

By Michael Sullivan
Staff writer

ALBUQUERQUE — A Zuni man pleaded guilty in United States District Court Friday to sexually abusing a child under the age of 16.
Alphonso Chavez, a 48-year-old member of the Pueblo of Zuni, admitted his guilt under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office which requires that Chavez serve a 10-year term of imprisonment to be followed by a supervised release term of at least five years.

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