EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a Guatemalan man who’d been convicted of raping a child in California.
Agents encountered Elmer Gomez-Chilmer as he was trying to cross the border illegally on Sunday near Roma, Texas, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection news release issued Monday.
During processing, Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol agents discovered the Gomez-Chilmer was convicted of sexual assault of a minor in Santa Ana, Calif., and was sentenced to three years probation.
He faces additional charges.
