Illegal alien charged with sexual abuse of a child
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By Mitch Sneed
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Published 11:01 am Tuesday, April 25, 2017
A 29-year-old illegal alien who has been living in Alexander City is in the Tallapoosa County Jail after he was arrested by Alexander City Police for sexual abuse of a child.
Officials confirmed that Maximino DeJesus Hernandez, 29, was arrested last Tuesday, April 18 and charged with sexual abuse of a child under the age on 12 years old. Bond has been set at $300,000. Hernandez, who is also known as Elias Jesus Botello, remained in custody as of late Monday afternoon.
“The charges stem from allegations that he had inappropriate sexual contact with a young girl who lived in the same apartment complex,” said Alexander City Police Department Deputy Chief James Easterwood. “The case is still under investigation, but that’s about all we can release at this time.”
According to the police report, Hernandez is in the country illegally.
Easterwood said typically in such cases a hold is put on the individual by immigration officials until the case is resolved and then the subject is deported.
Court records show that Hernandez has plead guilty to two counts of possession of a forged instrument and one count of possession of a controlled substance. He was sentenced to two years in prison, but the time was suspended as a part of a plea agreement.
Instead, Hernandez served two years on probation and was ordered to pay court costs, restitution and pay a small fine. Records show that Hernandez never paid any of what was ordered by the court, but had not been taken back into custody.
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