One of the people arrested by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents last week on Nantucket was identified Monday by the agency as a 28-year-old Salvadoran national who had recently been charged with sex crimes against a child on the island.
The Boston field office for ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) division said Bryan Daniel Aldana-Arevalo – who it described as unlawfully present in the United States – was taken into custody on Tuesday, Sept.10th, on Nantucket.
Earlier this summer, Aldana had been arrested by the Nantucket Police Department and charged with assault and battery on a child under 14 (two counts) and one charge of aggravated rape of a child with a 10-year age difference. He pleaded not guilty during his arraignment on July 26 and was held in custody on $20,000 bail set by Nantucket District Court Judge James Sullivan. He was released three days later, on July 29, after bail was posted.
ICE stated Monday that Aldana had unlawfully entered the United States on an unknown date and location “without having been inspected, admitted or paroled by a U.S. immigration official.” During his arrest last week, Aldana was served with a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge and remains in custody.
“Bryan Daniel Aldana-Arevalo stands accused of some detestable and disturbing crimes against a Nantucket child,” said ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons. “He represents a significant danger to the children of our Massachusetts communities. ERO Boston will not tolerate such a threat to the most vulnerable of our population. We will continue to prioritize the safety of our public by arresting and removing egregious noncitizen offenders from our New England neighborhoods.”
Nantucket Current reported on Aldana’s original arrest and arraignment in Nantucket District court back on July 26.
According to a statement submitted to Nantucket District Court in July, the Nantucket Police Department was contacted by the New York City Police Department on July 11 after the 12-year-old victim and her mother had gone to the NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn to report the sexual assault. A social worker then contacted NYPD detectives. The incident allegedly occurred while the woman and her daughter were visiting family on Nantucket.
Nantucket Police participated remotely in an interview with the victim conducted by Safe Horizon, a child advocacy center in Brooklyn, in which she described the alleged sexual assault by Aldana, who is a relative.
During Aldana’s arraignment, the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s office asked Nantucket District Court Judge James Sullivan to set bail at $20,000 cash. The DA argued that based on the nature of the charges, particularly the aggravated rape charge and the fact it carries a 10-year mandatory minimum jail sentence in state prison without the possibility of parole, seeking bail at $20,000 was appropriate to ensure the defendant’s appearance.
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