Man sentenced to life for sexually abusing children

Sentenced to multiple life terms for abuse

PHOENIX, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - James Lee Jones Jr. of Tuba City, Ariz. is sentenced to life in prison for multiple counts of child sexual abuse.

Jones repeatedly sexually abused a child under the age of 12 in the late 1990s, and in 2016 Jones did the same to another 12-year-old child.

He committed the crimes on the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation, to which Jones and his victims are members.

Before his sentencing, Jones had been convicted by a jury of 4 counts Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child, and 5 counts of Abusive Sexual Conact of a Child.

Jones was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dominic W. Lanza to multiple life terms in prison.

“There is no question that Navajo will be a safer place for children with Jones off the streets permanently,” said United States Attorney Michael Bailey.

“These crimes are gut-wrenching and there is no question that this sentencing is just,” said Sean Kaul, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Phoenix Field Office

 “The FBI is responsible for investigating the most serious crimes in Indian Country and we will continue to aggressively pursue child sexual assault cases.”