Honduran Sex Offender Arrested After Third Illegal US Entry

Published on Honduras Daily · Jul 12, 2026 · Originally reported July 11, 2026 by TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

Cristóbal Cortés Cartagena, 39, was arrested by US Border Patrol in Texas on July 4 after illegally reentering the country; convicted of child sexual abuse in California in 2010 and deported twice, he now faces up to 20 years in federal prison for felony reentry.

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