Chaparral, NM (KKOB) – An Otero County woman has been indicted for trafficking her own children to an El Paso restaurant owner according to a complaint filed in Otero County. The abuse lasted for years, according to one of the children during a forensic interview with the CYFD.
According to records, 37-year old Landy Carrejo, would receive up to $500 each time the restaurant owner allegedly abused the child who are younger than 15 and were as young as five when the abuse began.
Carrejo was arrested in September by the Otero County Sheriff’s Office outside her home in Chaparral, just across the border from El Paso and now is behind bars at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in El Paso since she is a native of Mexico, according to ICE’s records.
According to the Otero County Sheriff’s Office complaint, New Mexico authorities have shared details of the alleged actions with El Paso Police and the investigation now involves authorities from both Texas and New Mexico.
