Arrested | Wikimedia Commons by Smallman12q
Arrested | Wikimedia Commons by Smallman12q
From April 1, 2023 post.
On July 15, 2021, SJCSO Detectives arrested Jacob Sanders where he was charged with Criminal Sexual Penetration of a child under 13 (1st degree felony), and three counts of Criminal Sexual Contact of a Minor in the second degree. In conjunction with the arrest, a search warrant was conducted on his place of residence. While conducting the search warrant, information came to light of other offenses with a different victim. After an investigation into this new case, Sanders was additionally charged with Criminal Sexual Penetration of a child under 13 (1st degree felony) and Abuse of a Child Resulting in Great Bodily Harm (1st degree felony).
On January 26, 2023, Jacob Sanders entered into a plea agreement with the District Attorney’s Office on both cases. As a result of the plea agreement, on February 16, 2023, Sanders was sentenced to 16 years in the New Mexico Department of Corrections followed by mandatory supervised parole and probation. We appreciate all the hard work the SJCSO Detectives and the District Attorney’s Office did to secure this conviction.
The Sheriff’s Office has a proactive team of investigators that monitor and follow up with registered sex offenders in San Juan County to ensure they are abiding by their conditions of release. If you are interested in searching for offenders in your area, please visit our sex offender lookup on our website www.sjcso.com.
The SJCSO would like to remind community members to be cautious of who they allow their children to spend time alone with to avoid potentially dangerous encounters. If you are worried your child was a victim of sexual abuse, please contact dispatch at 505-334-6622 and ask to speak with a deputy. The public is also encouraged to report suspected child predators and any suspicious activity.
Original source can be found here.
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