ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man convicted of raping a woman was sentenced in court Thursday, after being found guilty by a jury in June. Celso Montano had been accused of raping several women over the last three decades, some cases fell apart in court, but he was found guilty of several charges against one woman. Charges Montano was convicted of include rape, kidnapping and battery.
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In 2012, he was charged with raping four women but pleaded down to a misdemeanor charge. In 2019, he was connected to a rape kit from 2009, but that case was dismissed due to the victim passing away. This latest case happened in 2022. “There is no question that the defendant tortured, humiliated a woman who frankly, under the circumstances is lucky to be alive today. Mr. Montano has taken advantage of a population in our community that is incredibly vulnerable,” Judge Cindy Leos said in court Thursday.
Judge Leos sentenced Montano to 52 years behind bars.
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