Mom finds 29-year-old in 14-year-old daughter’s closet after sexual assault, feds say

A man is going to prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old in her New Mexico home, federal officials said.

In 2021, Jordian Pacheco, 33, was talking via TikTok and email with a 14-year-old he met on the app over the course of a year, according to a Dec. 9 news release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico.

Pacheco, who was 29 at the time, didn’t disclose his real age, prosecutors said.

Pacheco, who’s an enrolled member of the Santa Domingo Pueblo, drove to the girl’s home on the Navajo Nation while her mom wasn’t there, officials said.

That’s when Pacheco sexually assaulted the girl before her mom found him hiding in the teen’s closet, prosecutors said.

The mother called police, and Pacheco provided them with fake identification, prosecutors said.

The investigation revealed he had a “history” of talking to minors online under the names “Youngduke12,” “Little Felon” and “Scott Little Felon,” officials said. He requested photos from them, tried to meet them at local high schools and lied about his age, prosecutors said.

McClatchy News reached out to Pacheco’s lawyer on Dec. 10 and was awaiting a response.

Pacheco pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor in August.

He was sentenced to six years in federal prison followed by 15 years supervised release and must register as a sex offender, prosecutors said.

This story was originally published December 10, 2024 at 11:52 AM with the headline "Mom finds 29-year-old in 14-year-old daughter’s closet after sexual assault, feds say."