Authorities announced on Monday that an undocumented Brazilian woman residing in the United States has been transferred to federal custody after being accused of sex crimes against a child in Massachusetts.
53-year-old Ilma Leandro De Oliveira was arrested in Falmouth, located 70 miles south of Boston, on March 20 by officials from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the FBI, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
She illegally re-entered the U.S. at an unknown date and location, ICE said.
She appeared in court in Falmouth on March 18 and faced charges including rape of a child, reckless endangerment of a child, indecent exposure, indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, unnatural acts with a child, aggravated statutory rape of a child, and incest.
De Oliveira was handed over to the U.S. Marshals Services last week and will be prosecuted for illegal entry into the U.S. after being deported.
