A member of the Navajo Nation has been sentenced to eight years and six months in prison for sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country.

In the indictment against 65-year-old Larry Nathaniel, of Farmington, he was charged with holding the girl down by her arm and touching her genitalia. The victim was ten years old at the time.

Court records say Nathaniel committed the offense at the victim’s home in San Juan County on Feb. 24, 2019.

He pleaded guilty Feb. 2 and was sentenced Aug. 25 in federal court.

When he is released from prison, he will be subject to five years of supervised release and will be required to register as a sex offender.

The Farmington Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle Nayback prosecuted the case.