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ALBUQUERQUE - Brian Lee, 31, of Bááháálí Chapter, was sentenced in federal court in Albuquerque, Monday to 15 years in prison for his conviction on child sexual abuse charges, according to a news release. Lee will be on supervised release for 10 years after completing his prison sentence. He also will be required to register as a sex offender.

Lee was arrested on July 13, 2017, on a two-count indictment charging him with sexually abusing a child under the age of 12 on two separate occasions between July 2012 and July 2016. He entered a guilty plea on Sept. 18, 2017, and admitted that he engaged in sexual acts with the victim on two separate and distinct occasions at his home at Bááháálí Chapter, according to the news release.

- Vida Volkert, staff writer