Allan Wilson pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country and possession of child pornography.
ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced Monday that Allan Wilson pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country and possession of child pornography.
Wilson, 64, of Shiprock, N.M., and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
According to his plea, sometime between Oct. 4 and Nov. 28, 2019, Wilson engaged in abusive sexual contact with a minor while she was spending the night in the home Wilson shared with his sister on the Navajo Nation. Wilson admitted that he had been drinking heavily. The victim, Identified as Jane Doe, who also is a member of the Navajo Nation, was less than 12 years old at the time.
During the investigation, the FBI conducted a search of Wilson’s phone. The search revealed pornographic pictures of a minor victim, identified as Jane Doe 2. Wilson admitted that he knew the images were on his phone.
By the terms of the plea agreement, Wilson faces up to 12 years in prison and must register as a sex offender.
The Farmington Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Police Department.
Assistant United States Attorney Nicholas J. Marshall is prosecuting the case as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and DOJ’s Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.
