PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Authorities say a suspect in the sexual assault of a girl in Portland was deported to Mexico 16 years ago, and they are asking the public to help locate him.
Santiago Martinez-Flores, 48, has a criminal record dating back to 1994. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said Monday he was deported to Mexico in March 2001 after being imprisoned in Oregon for about two years. Court records show he had been found guilty of assault, criminal mischief, unauthorized use of a vehicle and failure to perform duties of a driver.
The sexual assault against the 9-year-old girl occurred on Feb. 26 in an apartment. The suspect sexually abused the girl as she was sleeping. Authorities say she woke up during the assault and later described the suspect.
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