EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A Socorro man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after admitting in court that he sexually abused children younger than 14, according to court records.
Thomas Abraham Drake, 39, pleaded guilty Thursday to three counts of sex abuse of a child or disabled person under 14 years of age and was sentenced to 25 years in prison, records show.
Drake will receive 342 days of credit for time already served in jail, according to the records.
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Drake was arrested in December 2025 following an investigation that began in October 2025 after reports of sexual abuse of a minor under 14, investigators previously said.
During the investigation, authorities said they found evidence that Drake had abused other children, with incidents dating back to 2009, making three victims in total.
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