Former Gallup paramedic Genaro Sandoval, 39, sits with his attorney during sentencing for his conviction, Friday May 17, 2013 in Albuquerque, N.M. State District Judge Kenneth Martinez sentenced Genaro Sandoval on Friday in Albuquerque District Court to 41 1/2 years in prison for criminal sexual penetration of a child under 13, kidnapping and sexual exploitation of a child.  (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A former Gallup paramedic convicted of raping of an 11-year-old boy in an Albuquerque arroyo was sentenced Friday to more than 40 years in prison after the victim’s family gave emotional statements and the victim publicly forgave his convicted attacker in a letter.

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