Undocumented Man From Honduras Arrested for Assaulting 13-Year-Old Girl in Florida

An undocumented man from Honduras was arrested in connection with a sexual assault of a teenage girl in Palm Beach County.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said that Santo Martinez Varela was arrested on Saturday and charged with sexual assault and kidnapping.

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{snip} Martinez Varela entered the United States when he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally in 2023.

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The sheriff’s office noted that Martinez Varela, 35, has been linked to another crime involving robbery with a firearm and kidnapping that occurred on Dec. 26 {snip}

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