BERNALILLO, N.M. — A former state police officer charged with forcing a 1-year-old to perform sex acts was moments away from reaching a deal that would have avoided jail time.

Former state police officer Corey Newman, 30, of Edgewood, had been charged in June with criminal sexual contact with a minor. It was also revealed in court Thursday that Newman was fired when he was charged, and at the time, state police were investigating him for stalking women.