Navajo Man Sentenced to 31 Years for Sexual Abuse

PHOENIX, Ariz. – McRenoisen Morales Sagina, 57, of St. Michaels, Arizona, has been sentenced to 31 years in federal prison for sexually abusing a 17-year-old on the Navajo Nation Reservation. U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa also imposed 10 years of supervised release following his prison term.

A federal jury convicted Sagina on March 18, 2026, of one count of Sexual Abuse by Threat, two counts of Abusive Sexual Contact by Threat, and three counts of Sexual Abuse Without Consent. Evidence presented at trial showed that Sagina, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation and a medicine man, abused the victim between January and March 10, 2025.

During the abuse, Sagina threatened the victim with witchcraft and violence, including pointing a shotgun to coerce her. The investigation was conducted by the FBI Phoenix Division’s Gallup Office and the Navajo Nation Criminal Investigator’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Genevieve A. Ozark and Tracy Van Buskirk prosecuted the case.