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3-28-2025 2:02pm
New Mexico State Police Agents Arrests Ruidoso Teacher of Christian Academy for 40 Counts of Abuse
Chris Edwards
Editor
On March 27th, 2025, the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau arrested a man on multiple charges of child sexual abuse after an investigation that began in 2024.
On December 11, 2024, NMSP agents were contacted about multiple alleged incidents of criminal sexual contact at the Mountain View Christian Academy in Ruidoso. The suspect was identified as Devin Henderson (23) of Ruidoso.
Agents learned that eight children, ages 10 and under, reported that Henderson inappropriately touched them on more than one occasion while attending his computer class. Investigation Bureau Agents attended forensic interviews of the children and learned Henderson would also show them explicit photographs of himself on his cell phone.
During this extensive investigation, Investigations Bureau Agents executed multiple search warrants with the assistance of the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office- Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit Office and New Mexico State Police Uniform Bureau. An arrest warrant was issued for Mr. Henderson on March 27, 2025, and he was taken into custody the same day by New Mexico State Police Investigation Bureau Agents and officers without incident in Ruidoso.
Henderson had been an employee at Mountain View Christian Academy since January of 2023 and was placed on administrative leave once the school learned of these allegations but was later terminated.
Henderson has been charged with the following:
• Sexual Exploitation of Children- 22 counts
• Enticement of a Child- 7 counts
• Criminal Sexual Contact of a Minor- 7 counts
• Sexually Oriented Material Harmful to Minors- 3 counts
• Indecent Exposure- 1 count
This case remains under investigation and will be prosecuted by the Twelfth Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
