ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The New Mexico Attorney General’s Office is seeking the removal of a state senator as the defense attorney in a child solicitation case.
A motion filed late last week claims Sen. Lisa Torraco, a practicing attorney, told Tyler Danzer, to close an email account he allegedly used to solicit someone he believed was a 12-year-old girl.
Prosecutors say that action makes Torraco a potential witness.
Danzer is charged with child solicitation by an electronic communication device and evidence tampering.
According to court documents, Danzer used Craigslist and email in May 2015 to solicit sex with a young girl, not knowing he was corresponding with a detective.
The attorney general’s office says Torraco is refusing to withdraw from the case.
A message left at Danzer’s district office Sunday wasn’t immediately returned.
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