Sex offender arrested near Calexico Port of Entry

A convicted sex offender was arrested by Border Patrol agents near the Calexico Port of Entry early Monday morning.

According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the incident happened at 4:45 a.m. about 11 miles east of the Calexico Port of Entry. Agents spotted a man suspected of illegally entering the United States. The man was arrested and taken to the El Centro station to confirm his identity and conduct a record check.

Agents identified the man as 34-year-old Wilfredo Perez-Aguilar, a Guatemalan national and learned he was a convicted sex offender.

CBP officials said Perez-Aguilar was convicted in Kentucky in 2005 for sexual abuse/rape of a minor under the age of 12. He was sentenced for five years in prison. Perez-Aguilar was deported in May of 2010 after serving his sentence for the 2005 conviction.

“I am proud of our Border Patrol agents for making this arrest,” said Chief Patrol Agent Gloria I. Chavez. “Deported sexual predators seeking to illegally enter the U.S. will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

Perez-Aguilar is being held in federal custody pending prosecution for re-entry after removal.