FEDERAL PROSECUTORS HAVE CHARGED A LAS CRUCES MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL WITH CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. FORTY-TWO YEAR OLD JOEL AGUILAR VILLANUEVA COULD GET UP TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON IF FOUND GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS.
THE U.S. ATTORNEYS OFFICE SAYS VILLANUEVA WAS INVOLVED WITH A TWITTER ACCOUNT THAT WAS USED TO SHARE VIDEOS OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. HE WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY (WED), AND REMAINS IN FEDERAL CUSTODY PENDING A HEARING SET FOR NEXT WEEK.