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Press Release

Sex Offender Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the U.S.

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – An El Salvadorian man, who has a previous conviction for sexually assaulting a child, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for illegally reentering the United States.

According to court documents, Julio Jimenez Garcia, 42, was deported at taxpayer expense in October 2008. Just one month later, Jimenez Garcia reentered the United States. In 2017, Jimenez Garcia was arrested by state police for sexually assaulting a five-year-old child on over 40 separate occasions. In April 2018, Jimenez Garcia pleaded guilty to the crime of indecent liberties with a child under the age of 15, and was sentenced to prison. He pleaded guilty to illegal reentry in this case in January 2019.

G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Lyle A. Boelens, Acting Field Office Director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Washington, D.C., made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Liam O’Grady. Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys La’Nese Clarke and Brianna Edgar prosecuted the case.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:18-cr-124.

Contact

Joshua Stueve
Director of Communications
joshua.stueve@usdoj.gov

Updated May 10, 2019

Topic
Immigration