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Immigration authorities arrest man charged in alleged rape of child on Nantucket
Bryan Daniel Aldana-Arevalo, 28, was taken into federal custody last week.
A 28-year-old man from El Salvador, who has been charged with raping a child on Nantucket, was arrested by federal immigration authorities last week.
Bryan Daniel Aldana-Arevalo was initially arraigned in Nantucket District Court on July 26 on one count of rape of a child with a 10-year age difference and two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, according to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s office of enforcement and removal (ERO) in Boston. Aldana-Arevalo was released on bail on July 29 and then arrested by immigration authorities on the island on September 10.
Immigration authorities said on Monday that Aldana-Arevalo was “unlawfully present” in the country.
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“Aldana unlawfully entered the United States on an unknown date, at an unknown location, without having been inspected, admitted or paroled by a U.S. immigration official.” the agency said.
The Nantucket Current reports that Aldana-Arevalo pleaded not guilty to the charges against him during his arraignment in Nantucket District Court. He was released after his $20,000 bail was posted at the end of his July.
“Bryan Daniel Aldana-Arevalo stands accused of some detestable and disturbing crimes against a Nantucket child,” ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons said in a statement. “He represents a significant danger to the children of our Massachusetts communities. ERO Boston will not tolerate such a threat to the most vulnerable of our population. We will continue to prioritize the safety of our public by arresting and removing egregious noncitizen offenders from our New England neighborhoods.”
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According to ICE, Aldana-Arevalo has been served with a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge and remains in federal custody.
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