C.B.P. News Release

Border Patrol Arrests Alien Convicted of Child Sex Offense
(Tuesday, June 16, 2009)

San Diego — Border Patrol agents in San Diego yesterday arrested a male Mexican national who previously had been convicted for sex crimes with a minor.

The 53-year-old suspect was arrested at noon without incident at a residence on Broadway Avenue.

Record checks revealed that the suspect received a nine-month prison sentence for his 1985 criminal conviction for lewd and lascivious acts with a child less than 14 years of age. The suspect was also convicted on July 7, 1997, and served a year in jail for failing to register as a felon sex offender.

The suspect is being held in federal custody without bond and is facing deportation proceedings.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

Contacts For This News Release
San Diego Sector
CBP Public Affairs
Phone: (619) 216-4182 Ext: 114 or
(619) 652-9966 Ext: 192 (Spanish)

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