Ex-foster parent accused of abuse

ALAMOGORDO – A 41-year-old former foster care parent was arrested Tuesday after Alamogordo Police Department detectives learned the man allegedly sexually abused a 7-year-old girl in his care, an APD spokesman said.

Deputy Police Chief Roger Schoolcraft said Jason Goodman is charged with one count of first-degree felony criminal sexual penetration of a minor under 13 years of age, three counts of second-degree felony sexual contact of a minor under 13 years of age and one count of fourth-degree felony contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Goodman was jailed at the Otero County Detention Center on a $25,000 no-10 percent bond pending his appearance in court.

Schoolcraft said on Nov. 4, 2016 Alamogordo detectives received a New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department intake report regarding the suspected sexual abuse of the girl.

He said after detectives received the report, they conducted a lengthy investigation into the suspected sexual abuse allegations.

As a result of the investigation, detectives obtained a Magistrate Court warrant for Goodman’s arrest, Schoolcraft said.

According to Magistrate Court records, the girl had been placed in Goodman’s care between March 29, 2016 and May 19, 2016.

Goodman allegedly told investigators that he became a foster parent about a year and a half or two years ago, but he quit being a foster parent, according to court records obtained by the Daily News.

According to records, investigators learned through two safe house interviews with the girl that Goodman allegedly had the girl massage his feet then he moved the girl’s hand up to his private area.

During interviews with the girl, investigators learned the abuse occurred between March 2016 and May 2016, records show.

The girl allegedly told investigators that Goodman also allegedly molested the girl while they were in his bedroom, according to records.

According to court records, the girl told investigators Goodman did yucky things to her almost every night that she was staying at the home.

During a safe house interview, the girl allegedly told investigators that she prayed "Dear heavenly father please let me have this nightmare over" while she was staying at the home, according to records.

According to records, the girl was moved to another foster home then told her treatment foster mother about the alleged abuse in November 2016.

Schoolcraft said he believes CYFD and APD detectives were very thorough in their investigation of the case.

“Based on what they learned from the victim, there was enough probable cause to draft an arrest warrant for Mr. Goodman,” he said.