Another illegal immigrant child molester has made the news in Virginia after being convicted of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl.
Aroldo Santos-Velasquez, 49, from Guatemala, received the statutory maximum of 25 years in prison for molesting the young girl while another child was present. He also knew both of his victims.
Prosecutors described his actions as “heinous” and “reprehensible.” He was initially arrested in May 2024 in Loudoun County, Virginia, following the victim’s mother reporting it to police.
Santos-Velasquez was found guilty on the charges of aggravated sexual battery and attempted sexual battery. He will also be required to register as a sex offender for life.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has urged Virginia officials to hand him over to federal authorities after his prison sentence so they can deport him again.
Santos-Velasquez illegally entered the country in Texas in 2014 and was deported. He then illegally re-entered the country, which is a felony, at an unknown date and location, DHS said.
“DHS is calling on Governor Abigail Spanberger and her fellow sanctuary politicians to cooperate with us and turn this pedophile over to ICE custody after his sentence is complete, so that he can never again roam our streets and molest another innocent child,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis.
According to reports following his arrest, Santos-Velasquez was initially charged with rape of a child under the age of 13 and object sexual penetration.
Leesburg Police Department investigated the case after the child’s mother reported the sexual assault. The girl was 8 years old at the time and investigators determined another child was present while the sexual assault occurred.
The Loudon County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office described him as a “Leesburg man” and offered “thoughts and prayers” to the victims and their families following his sentencing on May 28 in Loudoun County Circuit Court, per the Daily Voice Leesburg.
“We hope this outcome will aid in their healing,” Commonwealth’s Attorney Bob Anderson said in a news release shared on Facebook. “This type of crime is reprehensible, and those who commit such acts have no place in our community.”
Senior Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Amelia Flynn argued for the statutory maximum due to the “heinous nature of the offenses.”
Judge James P. Fisher agreed, calling the crime “shocking” and “perplexing.” Fisher said it is “really without comprehension that you could do this to a little child in this fashion.”
However, Santos-Velasquez’s conviction is just the latest in a long list of crimes committed by illegal aliens in the commonwealth, particularly sexual assaults and violent crimes including murder, DHS officials said.
During her first days in office, Democrat Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed executive orders banning state cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as well as terminating 287(g) state and local agreements.
Under Spanberger’s sanctuary policies, Virginia has become a hotbed of illegal migrant crime.
In May, ICE lodged a detainer for Cristian Romero Saenz-Argueta, from El Salvador, who was arrested in Prince William County, Virginia, and charged with raping a girl under the age of 15.
ICE also placed an immigration hold on Jorge Enrique Garcia-Rodriguez, from Mexico, after he was arrested in Franklin County, Virginia, and charged with forcible intercourse with a victim under the age of 13 and six counts of possession of child pornography.
ICE arrested Cuban Eduardo Perez-Legra, who had prior felony convictions for drug trafficking and cocaine possession, in Newport News, Virginia.
Immigration officers also tracked down and arrested Walvin Victor Hugo Garcia, another Guatemalan, after he was released by Fairfax County officials despite facing charges of raping a child under the age of 13.
In April, Roni Mendez-Escobar, from Guatemala, was arrested by ICE after previously being released by Fairfax County, despite being charged with possession of child porn with intent to distribute.
ICE also lodged a detainer asking sanctuary politicians in Arlington County to not release Luzvin Orvando Garcia Moran, from Guatemala, after he was arrested for attempted rape.
In another heinous case, Salvadoran teen Israel Christopher Flores-Ortiz made national headlines after he was arrested and convicted on nine counts of assault and battery after he groped multiple underage girls at a high school in Fairfax County.
