Honduran National with Sex Assault Conviction Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Illegally Reentering U.S.

Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE PAVON-FERMIN, 40, a citizen of Honduras, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 20 months of imprisonment for illegally reentering the United States after being deported.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2018, Pavon-Fermin was convicted in state court of sexual assault in the third degree and unlawful restraint in the first degree.  For these offenses, he was sentenced to 10 years in jail, suspended after serving four and one-half years, and 10 years of probation.  He was also ordered to register as a sex offender for life.  In June 2021, after serving his state sentence, Pavon-Fermin was deported and removed from the U.S.

Pavon-Fermin reentered the U.S. and, on January 31, 2023, was arrested in Norwalk and charged with breach of peace, criminal trespass, and interfering with an officer.  He was released on bond, but his rearrest was ordered in April 2023 when he failed to appear in state court.  He never registered as a sex offender.

On October 4, 2023, Pavon-Fermin was charged by indictment with illegal reentry and failure to register as a sex offender.  He was arrested on March 7, 2024, in Rustburg, Virginia, and has been detained since his arrest.  On November 14, 2024, he pleaded guilty to illegal reentry.

This matter was investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the United States Marshals Service.  The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Neeraj N. Patel and Alexis L. Beyerlein.