James Beverly, 47, of Albuquerque, a convicted sex offender, was arrested and charged with repeated sexual abuse of a young relative in northeast Albuquerque.
Beverly, a physicians assistant who has contact with minors due to his employment, was convicted in 2013 in Utah when he tried to have sex with a 13-year-old child. Beverly was also arrested in 2001, in Colorado, for enticement of a child.
The prosecutors filed a motion for preventative detention, however, Judge Briana Zamora denied
the motion and Beverly was released and FREE TO GO under NM Bail Reform after the Arnold Foundation’s “Pretrial Risk Assessment” tool determined that he was not a danger to the community or a flight risk and therefore should not be subject to any accountable release – just a “promise” to appear.
The release is the result of newly enacted Supreme Court guidelines orchestrated by Chief Justice Daniels that virtually eliminates accountable pretrial release and bail.
New Mexico Bail Reform, Risk Assessments, and Pretrial Services
- ZERO Accountability
- ZERO Deterrent
- ZERO Supervision
- ZERO concern for victims
- ZERO Bail…just a “pinky promise” to return
- Bail Reform – Dangerous, Reckless, and a Taxpayer Burden
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Physician assistant accused of sexually abusing child, deputies say
(reported by the Albuquerque Journal – September 12 2017)
An Albuquerque physician’s assistant was arrested Monday for repeated sexual abuse of a young relative in northeast Albuquerque, according to a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman.
Deputy Felicia Maggard said James Beverly, 47, is charged with criminal sexual contact for abusing a child between March and August.
“James is an active physician’s assistant and has contact with minors due to his place of employment,” Maggard said.
Beverly was arrested at his family practice office in Cedar Crest, she said. He also was arrested in 2001, in Colorado, for enticement of a child.
Maggard did not have additional details on that arrest.
A motion for preventative detention, filed by prosecutors in Metropolitan Court on Monday, claimed Beverly is a convicted sex offender in Utah and, in his job, treats “children of the same age as the victim.”
According to the motion, Beverly was convicted in Utah when he tried to have sex with a 13-year-old child. The motion does not state when that conviction occurred.
“His history of a conviction in Utah coupled with his new crimes this year make him a flight risk,” the document says. Beverly is in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center on a no-bond hold.
You’ve been LIED to New Mexico…NM Bail Reform is RECKLESS, DANGEROUS, and YOU are PAYING for it.
Defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.