Guatemalan National Previously Convicted of Sexual Offense Charged with Illegal Reentry

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A federal grand jury has charged a Guatemalan national of illegally re-entering the United States. Baudilio Ramos, 65, a citizen of Guatemala, was found to be living in Youngstown, Ohio.

According to court documents, Ramos originally came to the U.S. in 1990 on a commercial visa. In 2013, in the county of Rockland New York, he was convicted of sexual abuse in the first degree and endangering the welfare of a child. After serving a prison term, he was deported from the U.S and returned to Guatemala. The defendant stated that he later paid $3,000 to a “coyote,” a slang term for a human smuggler, who arranged to take him from Mexico into Texas. A second smuggler took him from Houston to New York state. He then relocated to the Youngstown area where he has been living for about the last two years. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that Ramos was not registered with the Mahoning County Sex Offender Registry.

An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. Each defendant is entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

If convicted, the defendant’s sentence will be determined by the Court after a review of factors unique to this case, including the defendant’s prior criminal records, the defendant’s role in the offense and the characteristics of the violation. In all cases, the sentence will not exceed the statutory maximum and in most cases, it will be less than the maximum.

The investigation preceding the indictment was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney David M. Toepfer.