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Las Cruces daycare provider pleads guilty to possessing child sex abuse material

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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) -- Juan Jose Cardiel-Hernandez, 80, a Las Cruces daycare provider, pleaded guilty to knowingly possessing child sexual abuse material.

Court documents state that Cardiel-Hernandez admitted to possessing the material between January 2012 and December 2014.

Police searched Cardiel-Hernandez's house in April 2024 after receiving reports that he allegedly abused a minor. Prosecutors say that police found the material during that search. Prosecutors say that Cardiel-Hernandez was operating a daycare out of his home at the time.

Cardiel-Hernandez will face two to eight years in prison upon sentencing. When he is released from prison, Cardiel-Hernandez will be forced to register as a sex offender.

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