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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Monday, June 2, 2008

ALASKAN MAN SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON FOR
SEXUAL ABUSE OF YOUNG GIRL

PHOENIX – Christopher Setoyant, 27, of Bapchule, Ariz., was sentenced here today to 25 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Neil V. Wake. Setoyant pleaded guilty on February 28, 2008 of two counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor.

Setoyant is an enrolled member of the Inupiats Alaskan tribe but lived on the Gila River Indian Reservation. He admitted to engaging in sexual conduct with a 12-year-old girl during Summer 2007 in Bapchule.

The investigation in this case was conducted by the Gila River Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.The prosecution was handled by Dyanne C. Greer, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona, Phoenix

CASE NUMBER: CR-07-1052-PHX-NVW
RELEASE NUMBER: 2008-138(Setoyant)

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