By Jack Davis January 6, 2025 at 2:44pm
A 25-year-old illegal immigrant from Guatemala has been arrested in Florida on allegations that he molested a 5-year-old girl.
Nicolas Jose Francisco was charged by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office after the alleged victim was interviewed by the Department of Children and Families, according to WPEC.
The suspect faces two counts of sexual battery on a victim who is less than 12 years old.
According to an affidavit from the Department of Children and Families, workers first determined that the child understood the difference between a truth and a lie.
🚨 Palm Beach County, FL: On Thursday, Illegal alien and Guatemalan national Nicolas Jose Francisco was arrested for Sexual Battery of a Victim Under 12.
He is accused by a 5-year-old girl, whose family he worked for. pic.twitter.com/rHbo1m8qbz
— Illegal Alien Crimes (@ImmigrantCrimes) January 4, 2025
The affidavit said, the child “began shaking” when she was asked if she had been touched inappropriately.
The girl reported two instances — one that took place in a bathroom and another in the garage of her family’s home, where Francisco worked.
She said that the illegal immigrant accused of the crime called her to the garage and that he “touched her flower,” meaning her genitals.
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In the other incident, she said the suspect touched her and exposed himself.
Francisco alleged that the story was being manufactured because he is an illegal immigrant.
He also claimed that touching the girl was by mistake in both instances, according to WFLX.
Although Francisco claimed he was trying to help her go to the bathroom, police noted there was no bathroom in the garage.
A police report said, Francisco “apologized and admitted his behavior and actions were wrong.”
Jibby Ciric, senior director of strategic impact for the Center of Child Counseling, noted that “in sexual abuse cases, in many cases, it’s the people that the child knows.”
“We deal with that in unfortunately many instances,” Ciric said.
She said, abusers “often try to normalize and diminish the effects of what they have done.”
Francisco is being detained without bail at the Palm Beach County jail, according to the U.K.’s Daily Mail.
Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.
Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.
Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com.
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