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LAS CRUCES MAN GIVEN MAX SENTENCE FOR CHILD SEX ABUSE; FAMILIES TAKE STAND
November 6, 2019
Nic Garcia, Justin Kree
KFox 14
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — Convicted child sex abuser Christopher Manuel was given the maximum sentence Wednesday in a Las Cruces courtroom.
In August, Manuel changed his plea of “not guilty” to “guilty” to 10 different counts related to a 2017 arrest.
Manuel was sentenced to 43 years in prison.
The charges include:
• Four counts of criminal sexual contact in the third degree
• Three counts of criminal sexual contact in the second degree
• Two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor
• One count of sexual penetration with a minor
Manuel