A Mexican national has been apprehended by law enforcement in Provo, Utah, following allegations of child sexual abuse.
Francisco Lopez-Ramirez, 42, was taken into custody on Independence Day, with charges of child rape and other sex-related offenses leveled against him.
According to The Post Millennial, Lopez-Ramirez, a native of Mexico, had an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer issued against him in relation to the charges. The Provo Police Department is currently holding him in a Utah County jail. Additional charges against Lopez-Ramirez encompass unlawful sexual activity with a minor and a 16 to 17-year-old. Police records reveal that he is ineligible for bail and was incarcerated approximately an hour post-arrest. His case is slated for Utah's fourth district court.
This incident is not an isolated one in the Beehive State, which has grappled with other instances of illegal immigrants implicated in child rape cases and other criminal activities. Earlier this year, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala was charged with the rape of an 11-year-old girl in Provo. The ongoing border crisis has exacerbated the issue of illegal immigration in the state. Cities under Democratic control, such as New York and Denver, have reportedly transported illegal immigrants into Utah.
In a related development, a Honduran illegal immigrant, previously deported thrice, was apprehended in Salt Lake City in April for possessing 124,000 Fentanyl pills. The Utah News Dispatch reports that Utah is on track to seize a record number of Fentanyl pills this year. The surge in the drug's availability is attributed to Mexican criminal groups infiltrating the state, further highlighting the security concerns associated with unchecked immigration.
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