A 41-year-old Brazilian man living in Methuen was arrested this week by federal immigration officials and will be returned to his native country where he was convicted of rape of a child.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations in Boston arrested Alexandre Romao De Oliveira Nov. 18.
“Alexandre Romao De Oliveira is a convicted child rapist who fled his home country to evade justice,” said acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde. “Enhancing public safety starts with cooperation between law enforcement partners. Bringing this fugitive to justice is a direct result of the collaboration between ERO Boston, the ICE attaché offices around the globe and our foreign law enforcement counterparts.”
The First Criminal Court of Jaru, Rondonia, Brazil convicted Romao De Oliveira Feb. 10, 2022, of rape of a child and sentenced him to serve 14 years. The man, however, fled Brazil prior to serving his sentence and entered the United States near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, two months later.