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Defense: Illegal Immigrant Didn't Know Having Sex With A Teenage Girl Was Illegal

LAST UPDATE: 9/8/2006 12:39:46 AM


An illegal immigrant convicted of raping a teenage girl is sentenced to 18 months in prison.

His lawyers argued he did not know sex with a minor was illegal in the U.S., because it's widely accepted in Guatemala.

The 14-year-old girl, William Cuellar, 24, raped is now pregnant.

In January, he was convicted of raping the same girl when she was 13. The sentence then was probation, and an order to stay away from her.

As part of his new sentence, Cuellar must register as a sex offender every nine months, for the rest of his life. Whether Cuellar will be deported, is up to federal authorities.