Illegal immigrant pleads guilty to charges

Associated Press - June 29, 2007 1:34 PM ET

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - An illegal immigrant has pleaded guilty in Wichita to charges stemming from the state's first prosecution under a federal sex offender registration law.

U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren says that Armando Beltran-Gonzales pleaded guilty this week to re-entry after deportation and failure to register as a sex offender.

The 43-year-old Mexican national was prosecuted under the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection Act. He will be sentenced Sept. 10.

Both sides are asking for a sentence of 36 months, followed by deportation to Mexico.

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