REDUCED (All) | 7 COUNTS OF SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A MINOR (DCAC)/3 COUNTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT/3 COUNTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE ALL REDUCED to “attempted sexual conduct/child abuse” with probation and zero days in jail – State v. Mr. A. (DMC No. 10474) (Apache County Superior Court CR2011-076): Mr. A. was accused of having sex with two different girls that were 14 years old when he was 17 years old. Even though Mr. A. was a minor, the fact that this case was a dangerous crimes against children (DCAC) because the victims were 14 or younger, caused him to be charged as an adult. He was facing a minimum of 65 years in prison on the sexual conduct with minor charges alone. We were able to present mitigating evidence, which included a Psychosexual Evaluation showing Mr. R. not to be a risk, and we secured an offer to probation with no further jail. Although he had been in jail pending the disposition of the case, we were able to resolve the case in a fairly timely manner and he is currently doing very well on probation as a free man.
