A Mexican suspect was arrested after being caught hiding naked in the bedroom of two children in Texas last week, according to reports.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has confirmed with Border Hawk that the man is in the U.S. illegally.
On Sept. 15, the McGregor Police Department was called to a residence to investigate a home intrusion, Fox 44 reports.
Officers arrived to find an adult male blocked in a closet by the homeowner, who told police he had found the man in a bedroom with his son and daughter.
The suspect and both juveniles were unclothed when the father encountered them after being roused by his wife.
The daughter told her parents she had let the man into the house but repeatedly stated that there had been no sexual contact, according to an arrest affidavit.
Officers arrested the man, who was reportedly uncooperative and claimed to be 19 years old while refusing to provide identity information.
He was booked into McLennan County Jail on two counts of indecency with a child – exposes, and one count each of burglary of habitation and failure to identify – giving false or fictitious information.
Authorities later learned his name is David Refugio Lopez.
Refugio Lopez is a 28-year-old Mexican citizen who illegally entered the U.S. in March 2002.
“All of his claims will be heard by an immigration judge, and he will receive due process. This administration will not ignore the rule of law,” a DHS spokesperson told Border Hawk.
🚨 McLennan County, TX: Last week, David Refugio Lopez was arrested after police say a father found him naked in the children's bedroom at night.
Refugio Lopez has an immigration detainer hold and is charged with Burglary of a Habitation, Failure to Identify, and two counts of… pic.twitter.com/eLBWhJx4VO
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lodged a detainer against Lopez and an investigation is ongoing.
