Venezuelan migrant illegally in US charged for sexual assault against minor in Virginia

 Authorities in Virginia have arrested a 32-year-old Venezuelan immigrant accused of sexually assaulting a minor, the Campbell County Sheriff's Office confirmed to Fox News.

The Campbell County Sheriff's Office said 32-year-old Renzo Mendoza Montes was arrested Thursday, Feb. 22, on two felony charges of sexual assault on a minor.

According to representatives, Mendoza is a Venezuelan citizen who is in the country illegally after being detained and released by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol in El Paso, Texas on September 2, 2023.

Deputies told Fox News that Mendoza was being held without bail, but has now been taken into ICE custody.

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University of Georgia Police found the body of 22-year-old Laken Riley in a wooded area behind Lake Herrick around 12:30 p.m. On Thursday, February 22, a friend called authorities to report that she had gone out for a run on Thursday morning and never returned.

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26-year-old Jose Antonio Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela living in an apartment building located at the edge of the park where Riley was racing, allegedly murdered the aspiring nurse, according to UGA Police Chief Jeffrey Clark. Said to be a "crime". opportunity."

Sources told Fox News that the 26-year-old suspect entered the United States illegally through El Paso, Texas in September 2022 and was released into the US through parole, three ICE and DHS.

The Campbell County Sheriff's Office was not immediately available upon Fox News Digital's request for comment.