NM: Mex. illegal alien accused of molesting 9yr old
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Written by Bruce Daniels - ABQnewsSeeker
Monday, 19 January 2009 06:38
Illegal immigrant working in Tucumcari allegedly admitted having sex with girl over past three years.
Gerardo Alcala Quinonez, 25, is being held on a $250,000 cash-only bond following his arrest Thursday for allegedly molesting a now-9-year-old girl over the past three years, the Quay County Sun reported.
The illegal immigrant from Mexico who has been working in Tucumcari also is facing an immigration hold and possible deportation, police told the Sun.
"Quinonez will face the charges here in the U.S. and face possible deportation afterwards," Tucumcari Police Detective Kim Crockett told the Sun.
Crockett told the paper she had received a call from Tucumcari Elementary School on a report of possible child abuse and when she interviewed the child, the 9-year-old gave specific details about being molested over the past three years and identified Quinonez as the suspect, the paper reported.
Quinonez was contacted and came into the police station Thursday afternoon to be questioned with the help of a translator, according to the Sun.
Crockett said that during the course of the questioning Quinonez admitted to each of the incidents described by the child, the Sun said.
Quinonez is awaiting arraignment on one count of first-degree criminal sexual penetration of a child and two counts of second-degree child rape, the paper reported.
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