Illegal Immigrant Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child in North Carolina: Officials

Illegal Immigrant Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child in North Carolina: Officials
Benito Morales Mendez, 39, in a booking photo. Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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An illegal immigrant was charged with sexually assaulting a child in Cherokee County, North Carolina, law enforcement officials confirmed on Sept. 25.

A release from Cherokee County Sheriff Derrick Palmer said that someone filed a complaint with investigators in January about an assault involving a child. The suspect was later identified as 39-year-old Benito Morales Mendez, officials said in a news release.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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