Alamogordo 12th Judicial District Judge Stephen P. Ocho Sentences Ryan Reese to 390 Years in Prison

As previously reported by KALHRadio.org streaming of AlamogordoTownNews.org  in February, an Otero County jury found Ryan Reese, of Alamogordo, guilty of 18 counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor under 13, seven counts of criminal sexual contact, and six counts of incest, according to the Alamogordo DA’s Office.

The investigation began in August 2022 when the minor child disclosed to classmates that she was being sexually abused, the Alamogordo DA’s Office said.

An ensuing investigation revealed that the minor child had been subjected to years of continual sexual abuse beginning at the age of 5 ½ and continued until she was 11, the Alamogordo DA’s Office 

The Alamogordo DA’s Office said the sentencing was held before District Court Judge Stephen P. Ochoa, who was appointed to the bench in 2023 and elected to office in 2024.

Ryan Suggs, a former Otero County magistrate who was elected as district attorney in 2024, prosecuted the case just six weeks after taking office, the Alamogordo DA’s Office said.

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