RGV Border Patrol Agents Arrest Convicted Rapist

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection

#USBP agents arrested 2 Honduran nationals who illegally entered the U.S. near Mission, TX. One of the men has a conviction for rape, and the other for sexual assault, both crimes against a child. RGV agents have arrested 91 sex offenders FYTD.

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— Chief Patrol Agent Brian Hastings (@USBPChiefRGV) March 24, 2021

MISSION (News Release) - McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents arrested two illegal aliens with violent criminal history to include rape and sexual assault.

On Friday, March 19, 2021, MCS agents apprehended a group of eight illegal aliens near Mission, Texas. During processing, agents discovered that one subject, later identified as MORENO-Jose, a Honduran national, had a prior arrest by the Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) in New York in 2007.  SCPD charged the subject with rape forcible compulsion and course of sexual conduct against a child.  The subject was convicted and sentenced to nine years.

On Monday evening, MCS agents again working near Mission, Texas, arrested a Honduran national, later identified as RIVERA-Rosales, Jonathan, after he illegal entered the United States. During processing, record checks for Rivera-Rosales, revealed a previous arrest by the Marathon County Sheriff’s Office in Wisconsin for 2nd degree sexual assault of a child. Rivera-Rosales was found guilty and sentenced to 10 years probation.