New Mexico Couple Charged With Sexual Abuse of Children, Other Abuse; Family Lived in Mud Caves on Landfill-like Property
Child Abuse
A New Mexico mother was arraigned this week on 18 charges related to the abuse of a child, including one count of criminal sexual penetration. Valerie Cordell, 41, entered a plea of not guilty on the charges. Her husband, 50-year-old Melvin Cordell, faces 24 charges, including child sex charges, and will be arraigned next week. …