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U.S. Border Patrol agents in Laredo arrest man wanted for child rape in Massachusetts

A 23-year-old Honduran man was arrested by agents in Texas after it was confirmed he was wanted for the rape of a child with force in Massachusetts.
Credit: US Customs and Border Patrol

A Honduran man was arrested at the Laredo Port of Entry Nov. 11, when U.S Customs and Border Protection officers discovered he had a warrant for the rape of a child with force in Worcester, Mass.

 CBP recognizes the significance of bringing those charged with serious sex crimes to justice,” Acting Port Director Andrew Douglas, Laredo Port of Entry, said in a CBP press release. “We give these types of cases our utmost attention, hoping to give the victim and their family comfort, knowing the alleged attacker is now in custody.”

The fugitive arrested happened at the Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge. A CBP officer processing vehicle traffic arriving from Mexico, referred Luis Bartolo Padilla Matute, a 23-year-old male Honduran citizen, for a secondary inspection.

According to the release, after escorting Matute to secondary, subsequent biometric verification through law enforcement databases, it was confirmed he had an outstanding warrant for the rape of a child with force from the Worcester Police Department in Massachusetts.

After the warrant was confirmed to be active, CBP officers transported the Matute to the Webb County Jail in Laredo to await criminal proceedings.

The National Crime Information Center (NCIC) is a centralized automated database designed to share information among law enforcement agencies including outstanding warrants for a wide range of offenses. Based on information from NCIC, CBP officers have made previous arrests of individuals wanted for homicide, escape, money laundering, robbery, narcotics distribution, sexual child abuse, fraud, larceny, and military desertion. Criminal charges are merely allegations. Defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. - CBP

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