ACOMA PUEBLO – Karl Shroulote, Sr., 41, of Acoma Pueblo pleaded guilty to sexual abuse on the pueblo in December, he was sentenced to five years and eight months in prison on April 5. Shroulote is an enrolled member of the Acoma Pueblo. Sentencing comes as part of a plea deal negotiated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Shroulote’s Federal Public Defender, Melissa Ayn Morris.
Raquel Ruiz-Velez represented the United States of America in this case, using information from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Acoma Pueblo Police Department.
Presiding over this case was Sr. Chief US District Judge William P. Johnson.
The judge made his sentencing based on the plea deal in which Shroulote admitted to sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, identified as Jane Doe in court records, on April 29, 2018. The assault occurred in Shroulote’s house on the Acoma Pueblo.
When he is released from prison, Shroulote will be subject to five years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs investigated this case with assistance from the Pueblo of Acoma Police Department. Assistant United States Attorneys Alexander F. Flores and Raquel Rui-Velez prosecuted this case.