LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - A Las Cruces man has been sentenced to 141 years in prison for child abuse and sexual contact involving a minor.
Prosecutors say 49-year-old Juan Villalobos-Diaz was convicted at a jury trial on charges of criminal sexual penetration of a child under age 13, multiple counts of criminal sexual contact of minor and two counts of child abuse.
Villalobos-Diaz was arrested after the children who were victims reported the abuse during an interview at the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office.
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Authorities say the victims reported Villalobos-Diaz repeatedly sexually assaulted them and threatened the younger children of the household if the victims didn’t comply.
A forensic interview was conducted by the Child Advocacy Center and revealed that the two younger siblings were frequently shot with a BB gun by Villalobos-Diaz, leaving markings and bruising along their legs and back.
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