An illegal alien from Honduras has been arrested on multiple sickening child abuse charges in Virginia, authorities have revealed.
24-year-old Gherson Gonzales Hernandez was arrested on multiple counts related to child pornography.
The shocking crimes included filming young children being sexually abused.
Hernandez faces 10 counts related to child pornography material and two counts of unlawful creation of a videographic or still image of a minor, FOX 5 DCÂ reported.
The unlawful filming charge is related to an alleged August 2019 offense.
The others are connected to a November 2023 offense.
He was arrested on February 9, police confirmed.
In a statement reported by FOX 5, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Washington, D.C. spokesman James Covington confirmed that Hernandez is a Honduran national.
Covington noted that Hernandez is “unlawfully present” in the U.S.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and ERO authorities have lodged a detainer request for Hernandez.
The request was filed with the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where he is being held, according to the statement.
The requests ask local authorities to notify ICE agencies to hold specific inmates for up to 48 hours beyond their jail time.
The hold allows immigration authorities to take suspects into custody to begin deportation proceedings.
Many jurisdictions ignore such requests because of “sanctuary city” policies.
These policies prohibit officials from cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
ICE has said that a lack of cooperation results in local law enforcement agencies releasing illegal immigrants back into society.
They often disappear after being released, only to later reemerge once they have offended again.
By then, however, it is too late for the victims.
Hernadez is expected to be in court in April and May for the unlawful filming and pornography charges, respectively.
