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Arizona man sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing a minor

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PHOENIX — An Arizona man was sentenced last week to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing a minor, authorities announced on Tuesday.

Fred Damien Acunia, 27, is scheduled to spend 188 months in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of Arizona.

Acunia abused a child under 12 from Nov. 26, 2020, to Nov. 25, 2021, prosecutors said.

He pled guilty to sexually abusing a minor on Aug. 14, 2023, prosecutors said.

The FBI and the Gila River Police Department conducted the investigation in this case.

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Arizona man sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing a minor