Albuquerque Man, 25, Sentenced to Nine Months on Child Solicitation Charge

Julio Cesar Rosas, 25, of Albuquerque, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on April 24, 2026. Rosas, identified by booking number 2600003246, was processed at the facility on a federal transfer following a felony conviction. He was held without bond at the time of the transfer to the county facility. According to court and news reports from KOB 4, Rosas pleaded guilty to a third-degree felony charge of child solicitation through electronic means and meeting with a minor. The conviction stemmed from an online child sex operation. As part of a plea agreement, an additional charge of attempted criminal sexual penetration was dismissed, and Rosas received a nine-month prison sentence. Court and news records indicate Rosas was convicted in this case.