LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Sparks resident who the FBI described as a child predator was sentenced on Monday to 23 years in prison in a sexual abuse case. Four Native American children on the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony were among his victims.
Angel Fernandez pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual abuse of a minor within Indian Country and two counts of abusive sexual contact within Indian Country, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada.
From 2004 until 2022, Fernandez sexually abused children and continued to abuse some of the victims after they reached 16 years of age.
“Angel Fernandez is a child predator, and today he received a fittingly severe sentence,” the FBI’s Christopher S. Delzotto said. He is special agent in charge for the FBI Las Vegas Division.
“This sentence underscores the severity of the sexual abuse crimes the defendant committed against children,” First Assistant U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada said.
“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 predators,” Chattah said.
The FBI and Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Tribal Police investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Penelope Brady and Andrew Keenan prosecuted the case.
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