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Jeff Naranjo pleaded no contest Wednesday to criminal sexual contact of a minor and child abuse — the least serious of the four charges that together carried a potential maximum
"After years of waiting, Derick Velarde and his family have justice," Nathan Lederman, a spokesman for the District Attorney's Office, wrote in an email.
The judge dismissed the case against Ramon Jesus Ramirez Jr. without prejudice, meaning prosecutors can refile it.
The judge dismissed the case against Ramon Jesus Ramirez Jr. without prejudice, meaning prosecutors can refile it.
The suit, filed Friday in District Court, names the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Adan Mendoza, Santa Fe County and former Deputy Leonardo Guzman as defendants.