Report: 4-time deportee arrested for allegedly molesting Texas girl
PARKER COUNTY, Texas - A 35-year-old man deported from the United States on four different occasions has been arrested in Texas on suspicion of molesting a 9-year-old girl as she slept, reports CBS DFW.
The arrest was made after Parker County Sheriff's deputies responded to a 911 call on Saturday by a woman who said her daughter had been sexually fondled by a stranger who broke into their home, according to the station.
The 9-year-old victim, who had been sleeping on the family's couch with her siblings, reportedly told deputies that she was awakened by a man who was touching her inappropriately.
The girl said the man spoke in broken English with a heavy Spanish accent, asking her to follow him back to the bedroom where he entered the home. Instead, the girl ran screaming into her parents' room, while the suspect fled in the opposite direction.
The parents attempted to call 911, but noticed that their cell phones and computer were missing. The mother drove to a nearby convenience store to alert authorities, reports the station.
During the investigation, a set of footprints were discovered outside the home and traced to a neighbor's home, where there had been a break-in the prior evening.
The suspect, Israel Andrade, was later found about a mile away in a relative's home. He was reportedly in possession of one of the stolen phones. Two pairs of the child's panties and a pair of tennis shoes with a similar tread as found at the crime scene, were also discovered at the residence, according to the station.
Andrade was arrested and charged with burglary of a habitation with intent to commit another felony -- indecency with a child by sexual contact.
According to records from the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Andrade had been deported from the U.S. on four different occasions: July 2003, Feb. 2004, Sept. 2009 and again in Dec. 2010.
Relatives say that Andrade arrived in Texas from Mexico about a month ago, reports the station.
Following Andrade's arrest, Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler expressed his frustration with the current state of the Texas-Mexico border.
"Our border Sheriffs and the Texas Department of Public Safety are doing a phenomenal job with the current laws and available resources," Fowler said. "Yet, our Federal Government needs to step forward and aid us in enforcing the laws on our southern border. This type of injustice cannot be allowed to pass by for a sixth time."
He continued, "How long will we have to tolerate this type of injustice? It is time for American citizens to make a stand and begin petitioning for tighter security at our borders in order to protect our citizens."