New Mexico Child Sexual Abuse Law
 

State of New Mexico v. Jessica Crespin

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child abuse and neglect.

40-year-old Jessica Crespin was found at a bus stop on 12th St. and Candelaria Rd. with her two-year-old child. Crespin told police she did meth hours before saying she wanted to hurt her daughter.... More...
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United States of America v. Carlos Caje

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse of a Minor

Mescalero Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor




The Office of the United Sta... More...    $0 (08-15-2025 - NM)

United States of America v. Carlos Caje

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually abusing a minor.

Mescalero Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor





A Mescalero man was ... More...    $0 (08-19-2025 - NM)

United States of America v. Berg Companies, Inc.

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating the False Claims Ac

Defense Contractor Berg Co. Agrees to Pay $3.3 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations for Bid Rigging on Defense Contracts


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United States of America v. Keith Joseph Medina

Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Deendant charged with production of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2251(a), 2256(2)(A).

The Defendant entered to a plea agreement with the Government.

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   $0 (07-08-2025 - NM)

United States of America v. Michael Rivera

Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual-exploitation and child-pornography-production.

On January 9, 2022, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) received a report of a possible crime against a child involving Mr. Rivera and Jane Doe, a juvenile. The next day, GCSO Detective Jason Jordan interviewed Ms. Doe’s mother, Valeri Arzaga... More...
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Jesus Fernandez v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., et al.

Albuquerque, New Mexico civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff claiming his rights were violated.

Jesus Fernandez, a federal prisoner, alleged unconstitutional search and seizure on a Greyhound bus by DEA agents. ​
He claimed violations of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Federal Tort Claims Act, and state consumer protection laws. ​
The district court dismissed his claims... More...
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United States of America v. Thomas Lee Chaffins

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Assault of Minor

Mescalero Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sexual Assault of Minor



A Mescalero man was sentenced to 48 months in prison ... More...
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United States of America v. Darwin Yuvini Escobar-Lopez a.k.a Carlos Antonio Aguilar-Garcia

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry of a removed alien.

Guatemalan National Sentenced to Eight Years for Illegal Reentry



A Guatemalan national with a history of serious crime... More...
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United States of America v. Ismael Vazquez-Garcia

Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal re-entry after removal.

Mr. Vazquez-Garcia is a 42-year-old Mexican citizen. He was first removed from the United States on December 21, 2022, after being released from incarceration for a 2018 child-abuse offense. In November 2023, Border Patrol agents near Lordsburg, New Mexico located Mr. Vazq... More...
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State of New Mexico v. Jason Henderson

Roswell, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with criminal sexual penetration (CSP) in the second degree (armed with a deadly weapon) (Count 1), NMSA 1978, § 30-9-11(E)(6) (2009); CSP in the second degree (results in personal injury) (Count 2), § 30-9-11(E)(3); aggravated battery against a household member (strangulation
or suffocation) (Count 3), NMSA 1978,... More...
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United States of America v. Jesus Salas-Saucedo

Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful re-entry.


In March 2024, U.S. Border Patrol agents found Mr. Salas-Saucedo hiding in
the desert near Santa Teresa, New Mexico. He admitted to being a Mexican citizen
and having no legal authorization to enter or remain in the United States. He had
been previously deported in 20... More...
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United States of America v. Jeremy Blueeyes

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawfully and knowingly engaged in and attempted to engage in sexual acts with a child who had not yet attained the age of 12 years.

U.S. Attorney, FBI Announce Federal Charges Against Arizona Man fo... More...
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United States of America v. Fernando Yatsatie, Jr.

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse

U.S. Attorney, FBI Announce Federal Charges Against Arizona Man for Sexual Abuse



The indictment alleged that between August 1, 2021, an... More...
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United States of America v. Vincente Villela

Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating the conditions of supervised release.

In 2023, Defendant-Appellant Vicente Villela was serving two concurrent
terms of supervised release. He violated his conditions of supervision on four
separate occasions. After the fourth violation, the district court revoked both of
Mr. Villela’s ... More...
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United States of America v. Jordian Pacheco

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually assaulting a minor

U.S. Attorney's Office Announces Sentencing of Online Predator for Sexual Assault



A Santo Domingo man has been sentence... More...
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United States of America v. Aris Francis Rios-Flores


Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry of a removed alien in in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1326(a) and (b).


Defendant pled guilty and was sentenced to 60 months in prison, which was above the sentencing guidelines.

The parties are familiar with the facts, and we need not restate all of them
here. Briefly, Mr. Rio... More...
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United States of America v. Aris Fransis Rios-Flores


Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry of a removed alien.



Aris Fransis Rios-Flores, was convicted of reentry of a
removed alien, 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) & (b), upon a guilty plea and was sentenced to 60
months’ imprisonment. On appeal, Mr. Rios-Flores argues that the district court (1)
procedural... More...
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United States of America v. James Aubuchont

Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Unlawful Possession of Firearms and Ammunition

Former Manchester Man and Sex Offender Sentenced to 57 Months in Federal Prison for the Unlawful Possession of Firearms and Ammunition

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State of New Mexico v. Fabian Gonzalez a/k/a Favian Elias Gonzalez

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child abuse.


Defendant Fabian Gonzales was convicted for reckless child abuse resulting in death of a child under age twelve, contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30-6-1(F) (2009); as well his multiple counts of tampering with evidence (Counts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 8), contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30-22-5 (... More...
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Leticia Lopez v. Joshua Conze

Santa Fe, New Mexico family law lawyers represented parties in a divorce action.


This was a fifteen-year-old divorce and child custody proceeding. In April 2020, the district court entered an order pursuant to Rule 1-127 NMRA partially granting Petitioner's motion for attorney fees incurred from 2009 through 2017 (First Order) in the amount of $125,000 for attorney fees and $30,000 i... More...
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State of New Mexico v. Tommie Joe Valverde

Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex crimes.


Defendant Tommie Joe Valverde was convicted by a jury of committing the following sex crimes against his now ex-wife's granddaughter, I.A. (Victim): one count of criminal sexual penetration of a minor (CSPM), contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30-9-11(D)(1) (2009); and four counts of crimina... More...
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State of New Mexico v. Maury Montel Elliot a/k/a Maury Montel Elliott

Santa Fe, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged wwith contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Defendant Maury Montel Elliott appeals his convictions for contributing to the delinquency of a minor (CDM), contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30-6-3 (1990); and criminal sexual penetration in the commission of a felony (CSP II-felony), contrary to NMSA 1978, Secti... More...
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Richard Vanhorn, Sr. v. Carlsbad Municipal School District, et al.


Carlsbad, New Mexico personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff.



Richard Vanhorn Sr., as next friend of his minor child Richard Jr., sued the Carlsbad Municipal School District and Carlsbad Municipal School Board falls under the waiver of immunity (the building waiver) found in the New Mexico Tort Claims Act (TCA), NMSA 1978, §§ 41-4-1 to -27 (1976, amended 2020... More...
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United States of America v. Donald Walter Flower


Las Cruces, New Mexico interstate threats charge criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.




18 U.S.C. § 875 is a federal law that prohibits the transmission of interstate or foreign communications that contain threats:

Threatening to kidnap or injure someone
Threatening to injure someone's property or reputation
Threatening to... More...
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State of New Mexico v. Omar Adan Baltazar


Las Cruces, New Mexico third degree criminal sexual penetration lawyer represented the Defendant.



A jury convicted Defendant of eight counts of third degree criminal sexual penetration (CSP III), contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30-9-11(F) (2009); one count of first degree kidnapping, contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30-4-1 (2003); and one count of aggravated battery against... More...
   $0 (09-12-2024 - NM)

United States of America v. Eric Watson


Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assault

U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Sentencing in Tohatchi Assault Case



On the morning of December 9, 2022, Eric Watson, 23, an enrolled me... More...
   $0 (09-05-2024 - NM)

United States of America v. Amadius Archuleta


Albuquerque, New Mexicocriminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse

U.S. Attorney’s Office Secures Sentence for Dulce Man Convicted of Sexual Abuse



On July 2, 2022, Amadius Archuleta, then 21-year... More...
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Yvonne Gott v. Robert Edward Gott


Santa Fe, New Mexico divorce lawyers represented the parties in a marriage dissolution action involving child custody dispute.




{¶4} "Due process claims are not exempt from the fundamental requirement of preservation." Moody v. Stribling, 1999-NMCA-094, ¶ 45, 127 N.M. 630, 985 P.2d 1210. Mother acknowledges that she failed to preserve this issue in the district co... More...
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Maile Soon v. Jeannine Kamman


Albuquerque, New Mexico divorce lawyers represented the parties in a marriage dissolution action involving child custody.




We are reminded yet again that the touchstone of a custody adjudication in New Mexico is not genetics, gender, or family composition, but the best interest of the child. This case requires us to determine whether a person's admission to not bein... More...
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United States of America, ex rel. and the Stae of New Mexico, et al. v. HCSC Insurance Services, et al.


Albuquerque, New Mexico False Claims Act qui tam lawyers represented the Plaintiffs.



Medicaid managed care is an “alternative to traditional fee-for-service arrangements and is believed to manage care costs, quality of care, and utilization more effectively.” Complaint ¶ 38, at 14. MCOs contract with State Medicaid organizations, which pay MCOs a monthly, flatrate... More...
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United States of America v. Joel Ruiz

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with
Child Predator

U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Sentence for Convicted Child Predator



During the trial, Jane Doe 1 testified that Joel Rui... More...
   $0 (08-21-2024 - NM)

United States of America v. Ryan Gallardo

Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with

U.S. Attorney’s Office Secures 20-Year Sentence in Child Exploitation Case



Between April 18, 2022, and April 24, 2023, Ryan Gallardo, 24, conspir... More...
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United States of America v. Adrian Dale Tsinnijinnie

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Exploitation

U.S. Attorney Secures 23-Year Sentence in Child Exploitation Case Involving Army Soldier



From November 2020 to January 2021, whi... More...
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United States of America v. Steven Williams

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Domestic Violence Against Pregnant Intimate Partner

U.S. Attorney Announces Prison Sentence for Domestic Violence Against Pregnant Intimate Partner



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United States of America v. Rodney Waikaniwa

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse Against Children

Zuni Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse Against Children



A Zuni man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for sex... More...
   $0 (06-18-2024 - NM)

United States of America v. Joseph Gadman

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Child Exploitation Offense

Tucumcari Man Sentenced for Federal Child Exploitation Offense



The investigation into Joseph Gadman, 42, from ... More...
   $0 (06-10-2024 - NM)

United States of America v. Tony Jake Jr.

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse

Pine Hill Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse



On May 28, 2022, Tony Jake Jr., 75, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, approached ... More...
   $0 (06-07-2024 - NM)

United States of America v. Tom Tso

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse

Window Rock Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse



A Window Rock man was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to abusive sexua... More...
   $0 (05-20-2024 - NM)

United States of America v. Lathem Eskeets

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse of Minors


Gallup Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of Minors



A Gallup man was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for se... More...
   $0 (05-08-2024 - NM)

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