Guatemalan Citizen Who Raped a Young Child in Lancaster Sentenced for Illegal Reentry after Previous Deportation

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Maudilio Diaz-Vazquez, a/k/a “Magdilio Diaz-Vazquez,” age 23, of Quarryville, PA was sentenced today to the statutory maximum of two years’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Joseph F. Leeson, Jr., after pleading guilty to the federal crime of illegal reentry after deportation.

The defendant, an illegal alien and citizen of Guatemala, was previously deported from the United States in May 2012. Following this deportation, Diaz-Vazquez illegally reentered the United States and traveled to Lancaster County. While residing there, the defendant repeatedly raped a 12 year-old child. The defendant was convicted of these offenses in Lancaster County in January 2019 and sentenced to 7-20 years’ incarceration in Pennsylvania state prison. His federal sentence will run consecutive to the state sentence.

“This case is a tragedy: an illegal alien -- who should not have been in the country to begin with – raped a young child. He has been held accountable for the rape and now he has been held accountable for the illegal reentry into our country. He will serve his sentences and then be deported,” said U.S. Attorney McSwain. “Working together with ICE, my Office will continue to uphold the rule of law and protect the community from dangerous criminal aliens like Diaz-Vazquez.”

“Diaz-Vazquez unlawfully entered the United States and was removed,” said Simona L. Flores-Lund, Field Office Director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Philadelphia.  “He illegally reentered the country and committed the unconscionable act of victimizing a child. The men and women of ICE have the vital role of arresting and removing criminal aliens like Diaz-Vazquez, and will continue to perform their duties as intended by Congress with veracity, courage, and professionalism.”

The case was investigated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations (“ERO”), and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kelly Harrell.