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Deputies Arrest Las Cruces Area Man On Felony Sexual Assault Charges

   

    Doña Ana County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an East Mesa man Sunday morning after a teenage girl accused him of sexually assaulting her several times over the course of four years.

            Jesus Munoz-Martinez, 47, has been charged with two first-degree felony counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor, seven counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor, and two counts of third-degree criminal sexual contact or a minor. 

            According to sheriff’s detectives, the female victim, who is now 16 years old, disclosed to a counselor that Munoz-Martinez had sexually assaulted her several times between 2010 and 2014.

            Munoz-Martinez was taken into custody without incident at his home in the 7300 block of Pearl Place and was then transported to the Doña Ana County Detention Center where he is being held without bond, pending arraignment. 

Information from Doña Ana County