Sexual assault suspect ID'ed as illegal immigrant
Sheboygan Press staff • October 16, 2009

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A 32-year-old Cascade man charged last month for allegedly groping an 11-year-old girl is facing a new felony after authorities discovered he is in the country illegally.



Severiano Hernandez-Barrios, of 304-A Madison Ave., was charged Friday with identity theft for financial gain, which carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison. A criminal complaint said he was using someone else’s Social Security number to work at an area farm.


Hernandez-Barrios was charged with the crime after a detective got a tip about his immigration status during another investigation. The complaint does not name the investigation, but the detective was also the lead investigator for Hernandez-Barrios’ sexual assault case.


The complaint in that case, filed Sept. 22, says Hernandez-Barrios touched the girl inappropriately over her clothing once and tried to do so a second time before she moved away. The incident allegedly occurred when the two were alone together Sept. 19.


That charge is pending, along with an unrelated charge for allegedly punching a woman in the face and kneeing her in the stomach and groin during an argument Sept. 20.


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