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

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – A Las Cruces daycare provider pleaded guilty to knowingly possessing child sexual abuse material, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico announced Tuesday. Juan Jose Cardiel-Hernandez, Sr., 80, admitted to possessing child pornography between January 2012 and December 2014. In April of 2024, police searched Cardiel’s home after allegations that [...]