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An illegal alien from Mexico who crossed the border into the U.S. sometime prior to July 2019 as a “got-away” was just recently arrested for sexual abuse of a child in Maryland.
It is at least his third arrest for crimes committed in the U.S. over the past five years, according to a report on the ICE website.
In both prior arrests of Ruben Guzman-Martinez, 41, there is about a one-year gap between the time of the arrest and the conviction, leaving the appearance that he was simply turned loose back into the community.
According to ICE, Guzman-Martinez’s criminal record includes the following:
- July 17, 2019 – Arrested for a DUI. Finally convicted over a year later, on Sept. 18, 2020 for the DUI, sentence to 60 days in jail.
- Oct. 3, 2022 – Arrested for sexual solicitation of a minor. Finally convicted on Aug. 21, 2023, sentenced to 6 months in jail, and one year of supervised probation.
- Sept. 5, 2024 – Arrested again for sex crimes against a minor.
From U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore apprehended an unlawfully present 41-year-old Mexican noncitizen convicted of sex crimes against a Maryland minor. Officers from ERO Baltimore arrested Ruben Guzman-Martinez Sept. 5 in Gaithersburg.
Guzman unlawfully entered the United States on an unknown date and at an unknown location without being inspected, admitted or paroled by a U.S. immigration official.
The Gaithersburg Police Department arrested Guzman July 17, 2019, and charged him with driving under the influence of liquor.
The District Court for Montgomery County in Rockville convicted Guzman Sept. 18, 2020, for the offense of driving vehicle while impaired by alcohol and sentenced him to 60 days of incarceration.
The Montgomery County Police Department arrested Guzman Oct. 3, 2022, and charged him with sexual solicitation of a minor.
The Circuit Court for Montgomery County in Montgomery convicted Guzman Aug. 21, 2023, of two counts of attempted sexual offense in the fourth degree — sexual contact and sentenced him to six months in prison followed by one year of supervised probation.
Officers with ERO Baltimore arrested Guzman Sept. 5 in Gaithersburg.
“ERO Baltimore is focused on prioritizing public safety by apprehending and removing egregious noncitizen offenders from our Maryland communities,” said ERO Executive Associate Director Daniel Bible. “During this fiscal year, ERO Baltimore has arrested a record number of noncitizen sex offenders. While we are pleased to have removed these egregious offenders from our neighborhoods, we count it a greater victory in knowing that the victims no longer need fear their predators.”
@EROBaltimore arrests Mexican noncitizen convicted of sex crimes against Maryland minor
Link: https://t.co/7YbfF7bkbk pic.twitter.com/yHbFDWnEtJ— ERO Baltimore (@EROBaltimore) September 19, 2024
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