Guatemalan Man Sentenced to More Than One Year in Prison for Unlawful Reentry

BOSTON – A Guatemalan man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston to unlawful reentry.

Wilson Hernandez-Bautista, 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to 21 months in prison. In June 2024, Hernandez-Bautista pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. Hernandez-Bautista was indicted by a federal grand jury December 2023.

Hernandez-Bautista was deported from the United States on Oct. 9, 2013. Sometime after his 2013 removal, Hernandez-Bautista unlawfully reentered the United States. In On Nov. 23, 2024, Hernandez-Bautista was convicted of rape of child with force in Essex County Superior Court. While serving a five-to-seven year sentence, immigration authorities became aware of Hernandez-Bautista’s unlawful presence in the United States.

Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Todd Lyons, Field Office Director for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Boston Field Office made the announcement today. Valuable assistance was provided by Massachusetts Department of Corrections. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian J. Sullivan of the Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.