U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehended an illegally present Guatemalan national charged with three counts of forcible rape of a child and three counts of aggravated rape of a child when officers arrested Jose Fernando-Perez, 49, in Framingham, Massachusetts, on February 2.
Fernando illegally entered the United States on an unknown date, at an unknown location, and without being inspected, admitted, or paroled by a U.S. immigration official.
The Lynn District Court in Massachusetts arraigned Fernando December 6, 2005, for leaving the scene of an accident with property damage and for attaching inaccurate license plates. The court convicted him of those charges October 19, 2012.
The Lynn District Court arraigned Fernando on April 19, 2022, for the rape of a child by force. The court later dismissed the case due to an indictment in the superior court.
ICE lodged an immigration detainer against Fernando on May 16, 2022, with the Essex County House of Correction.
The Essex County Superior Court in Salem, Massachusetts, arraigned Fernando on three counts of rape of a child by force and three counts of aggravated rape of a child.
The Essex County Superior Court ignored the immigration detainer against Fernando and released him on pre-trial conditions on October 6, 2022.
ICE officers served Fernando with a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge following his arrest, and he remains in ICE custody.
Members of the public can report crimes and suspicious activity by dialling 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or completing the online tip form.
