TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – A Taos Pueblo man has been charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse against three minors.
Ben John Martinez, 75, appeared before a federal judge Tuesday to be informed of the eleven-count federal indictment he faces. According to the indictment, between September 2001 and October 2010, Martinez engaged in sexual acts with three children, whose ages ranged from five to thirteen years old at the time of the abuse.
If convicted of the current charges, Martinez faces not less than 30 years in prison.
