Exclusive: Border Patrol nabs convicted child sex offender who allegedly jumped from moving train
A Honduran national with prior convictions for child sex abuse and illegal re-entry has been taken back into federal custody after he allegedly jumped from a moving train in an attempt to slip into the U.S. undetected, according to details provided to Blaze News by the Department of Homeland Security.
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Border Patrol agents assigned to the Uvalde Station were conducting train-check operations Saturday when three men reportedly jumped from a railcar and ran. One didn't get far.
'Child sex offenders who repeatedly attempt to enter our country pose a serious threat, and we stand ready to answer that threat.'
The DHS identified the man as Cristobal Cortes-Cartagena, 39, and a records check on scene revealed a lengthy criminal history.
Cortes-Cartagena was convicted in California in 2010 of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 and served five years in prison before being removed from the country.
In 2017, he was convicted of illegal re-entry and sentenced to 18 months in federal prison. California prosecutors also convicted him separately of failing to register as a sex offender, adding another 14 months to his time served.
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He was deported a second time in 2021.
Cortes-Cartagena is now back in federal custody in connection with the Saturday incident. He faces a federal charge of illegal re-entry after deportation, a felony carrying a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison.
"Constant vigilance by our Border Patrol agents is paramount to keeping our communities safe," said a statement from Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Anthony "Scott" Good. "Child sex offenders who repeatedly attempt to enter our country pose a serious threat, and we stand ready to answer that threat."
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