Mexica
atio al
E ik
Sa ta a-Ga cia.
A
Mexica
atio al
who
had
bee
depo ted
f om
the
US
multiple
times
befo e
illegally
ee te i g
the
cou t y
has
bee
se te ced
to
20
yea s
i
fede al
p iso
fo
sexually
exploiti g
two
mi o s,
the
US
Depa tme t
of
Justice
said.E ik
Sa ta a-Ga cia,
34,
of
Salt
Lake
City,
Utah,
was
se te ced
o
July
30
to
20
yea s
i
fede al
p iso
without
pa ole,
followed
by
lifetime
supe vised
elease,
acco di g
to
the
DOJ.He
was
co victed
of
i te state
t a spo tatio
of
a
mi o
with
i te t
to
e gage
i
illegal
sexual
activity,
possessio
of
child
po og aphy
a d
illegal
ee t y
i to
the
US
followi g
a
p io
depo tatio .ICE
said
Sa ta a-Ga cia
had
bee
emoved
f om
the
US
befo e
illegally
ee te i g
the
cou t y
a d
will
be
depo ted
to
Mexico
afte
se vi g
his
20-yea
p iso
se te ce.The
age cy
said
the
T ump
admi ist atio
has
“ze o
tole a ce”
fo
child
p edato s
a d
people
who
illegally
e te
the
US.
T a spo ted
mi o
f om
Utah
Sa ta a-Ga cia
pleaded
guilty
o
Ma ch
3,
2026,
acco di g
to
cou t
docume ts.
P osecuto s
said
he
t a spo ted
a
mi o
ac oss
state
li es
with
the
i te tio
of
e gagi g
i
illegal
sexual
activity
with
the
child.He
left
Utah
with
the
mi o
o
Novembe
10,
2024,
i te di g
to
take
the
child
to
New
Yo k.
Howeve ,
office s
with
the
Oak
G ove
Police
Depa tme t
i
Missou i
located
the
pai
two
days
late .
Mate ial
i volvi g
seco d
mi o
fou d
Homela d
Secu ity
I vestigatio s
late
fou d
child
po og aphy
depicti g
a
seco d
mi o
o
a
pho e
seized
f om
Sa ta a-Ga cia
at
the
time
of
his
a est,
p osecuto s
said.Sa ta a-Ga cia
had
p eviously
bee
depo ted
a d
emoved
f om
the
US
multiple
times,
most
ece tly
o
Ma ch
6,
2019,
acco di g
to
the
DOJ.
