MORE PRISON TIME FOR A CONVICTED SERIAL RAPIST IN ALBUQUERQUE. JOSEPH BLEA GETS 54 YEARS FOR THREE SEXUAL ASSAULTS THAT OCCURRED IN THE EARLY 1990S. THAT’S IN ADDITION TO A 36 YEAR SENTENCE HE GOT IN AN EARLIER CASE.
BLEA WAS CONVICTED OF RAPING TWO TEENAGE GIRLS AND AN ADULT FEMALE IN THEIR HOMES IN 1990 AND 1993. HE WAS LINKED TO THE CRIMES THROUGH DNA EVIDENCE. THE EARLIER 36 YEAR SENTENCE WAS FOR A RAPE THAT OCCURRED IN 1988. THE SENTENCES WILL BE SERVED CONSECUTIVELY, FOR A TOTAL OF 90 YEARS.
