Man Charged with Alleged Sex Abuse of 17-Year-Old Immigrant

SAN DIEGO – A man who allegedly sexually abused a 17-year-old undocumented immigrant who he was guiding into the United States has been
charged in a grand jury indictment, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said today.
Cecilio Jimenez-Bautista, 26, is accused of acting as a “foot guide” for the unaccompanied girl and other Mexican citizens who traveled into the country from Tijuana last June.
Federal prosecutors say Jimenez- Bautista and his brother, 20-year-old
Alexander Jimenez-Bautista, led the group through the Otay Mountain Wilderness
area.
Over the course of three days, Cecilio Jimenez-Bautista allegedly “repeatedly isolated the girl from the group” and “ultimately used her fear of him to cause her to engage in sex with him, causing her serious bodily injury,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office alleges.
The group was eventually arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents near Otay Lakes Road.
Both brothers are charged for their roles as alleged foot guides, while Cecilio Jimenez-Bautista is additionally charged with abusive sexual contact and sexual abuse by fear, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
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