WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

RENO - A Sparks resident was sentenced today by United States District Judge Miranda M. Du to 23 years in prison for sexually abusing four Native American children on the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony and two other children.

"This sentence underscores the severity of the sexual abuse crimes the defendant committed against children," said First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada. "Thanks to the diligent work by our law enforcement partners, the defendant is no longer a danger to the community. We will continue to work together to protect our youth from child pred...