ALBUQUERQUE – After a four-day trial and approximately three hours of deliberation, a federal jury convicted Keanu Lee of sexually abusing two minor victims and kidnapping and seriously injuring one of them.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, between June 2024 and February 2025, Lee, 34, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, kidnapped minor Jane Doe 1, sexually abused her, and assaulted her, causing serious bodily injury.
The evidence further established that on two occasions between 2012 and 2014, Lee sexually abused a second minor victim, identified as Jane Doe 2.
For these actions, jurors found Lee guilty of three counts of aggravated sexual abuse, one count of sexual abuse, kidnapping, and assault resulting serious bodily injury. At sentencing, Lee faces a mandatory minimum of 30 years and up to life in prison. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Special Agent in Charge Justin A. Garris of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.
The Farmington Resident Agency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Nation Police Department and Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Meg Tomlinson and Patrick E. Cordova are prosecuting the case as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the Department of Justice’s nationwide initiative that brings federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement, prosecutors, and other public safety partners together to coordinate efforts to combat violent crime and make communities safe. Coordinated by U.S. Attorneys’ offices in each of the 94 federal districts, PSN is tailored to particular communities to strategically address specific violent crime and public safety challenges. As a key component of Operation Take Back America, PSN serves a central role in the Department’s commitment to make our country safe. PSN emphasizes three core principles: rapid federal response to violent crime and criminal offenders; strong, strategic partnerships among law enforcement at all levels; and accountability and deterrence through the prosecution of the most serious, readily provable offenses and other strategies. These efforts complement and strengthen President Trump’s Homeland Security Task Forces, ensuring a comprehensive federal response to the most pressing public safety issues facing communities.