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Arizona man pleads guilty to sexually abusing child while working at Head Start program

A 39-year-old Sells man pleaded guilty to sex abuse while working at a Head Start program. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison.

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A 39-year-old Sells man pleaded guilty to one count of sex abuse, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona announced Wednesday.

Mario JB Juan admitted to the felony as part of a plea deal that calls for 15 to 20 years in prison. At the time of the abuse, Juan was employed at the Head Start program in Sells.

Juan will be a registered sex offender when released.

Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 8 in Tucson.

David Iversen is a Phoenix-based journalist and digital content editor. He has covered local politics, national investigations and everything in between for FOX, The New York Times, Business Insider and other outlets. His work includes DuPont-winning… Read more

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TheReal AZNative 3 weeks ago

I have a feeling the cons in federal lockup are going to have fun with this guy. Unless he joins a prison gang right away.

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Salvador Martinez 3 weeks ago

Another perfect democrat Senate candidate.

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TheReal AZNative 3 weeks ago

It is somewhat curious to me that a commenter, with a definite Hispanic name is posting so much MAGA drivel. I understand that some Hispanics and Latinos are MAGA but given the OJ's animus toward people of Hispanic ethnicity, it's weird to hear that ethnicity support what amounts to an essential cleansing idealogy in the name of white ethnicity.