RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A Dulce man was sentenced to prison for using candy to lure children into his home on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation, where he sexually assaulted them.
Joel Ruiz, 65, will go to prison for 30 years. Evidence in the case showed that he lured two children to his home between January 2016 and January 2020. Both of the children were female and under the age of 12, according to the Department of Justice.
The two victims testified at the trial and detailed the abuse they experienced. Upon his release from prison, Ruiz will be subject to 10 years of supervised release.