Tucson Man Receives 17.5 Years for Aggravated Sexual Abuse
Steven Daniel Buitimea, 37, was sentenced to 210 months in prison on May 5, 2026, in U.S. District Court in Tucson after pleading guilty to aggravated sexual abuse. The term triggers lifetime supervised release and sets a concrete federal penalty for the violent sexual assault prosecuted in Arizona.
wral.comTUCSON, Ariz. — Steven Daniel Buitimea, 37, of Tucson, received a 210-month prison sentence on May 5, 2026, followed by lifetime supervised release after he pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual abuse.
U.S. District Judge John C. Hinderaker imposed the term in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, per the Department of Justice release dated May 7, 2026. The 17.5-year sentence applies solely to Buitimea; no co-defendants are named.
The sentence changes the prior state in which Buitimea remained at liberty pending final disposition. He will now serve 210 months in federal prison. The lifetime supervised release term begins immediately upon release from custody. No earlier release date is specified in the filing.
Downstream, the Bureau of Prisons must designate a facility and begin the term. The U.S. Probation Office will prepare for lifetime supervision that includes sex-offender registration, monitoring, and treatment conditions once Buitimea completes the prison portion.
The conviction also triggers mandatory federal collateral consequences such as limits on firearm possession and certain employment or housing restrictions that attach upon release. Congress has set the statutory penalties for aggravated sexual abuse under Title 18 provisions that produced the 210-month term and lifetime supervision.
This case originates from a prosecution by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona. The Department of Justice release identifies the offense as a violent sexual assault but supplies no additional victim counts or linked cases. The plea resolved the federal charge without trial.
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