A federal judge sentenced a Guatemalan man with a previous rape conviction to nearly two years in prison this week for unlawfully reentering the United States.

Wilson Hernandez-Bautista, 34, was deported from the United States in October 2023 but reentered the country “sometime after his 2013 removal,” prosecutors with acting U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy’s Office said. He was previously arrested in November 2020 and has been in state prison since then, according to federal court documents.

He was convicted in November 2022 of rape of a child with force in Essex County Superior Court and sentenced to five to seven years in prison, federal court documents said.

After his conviction, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “became aware” of Hernandez-Bautista’s presence in the country during a screening of foreign-born inmates at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Facility on Nov. 26, 2022, court documents said.

“On Dec. 14, 2022, ICE interviewed the defendant and during that interview, he admitted being a Guatemalan citizen and that in 2015 he paid $3,000 to a smuggler to unlawfully bring him to the United States,” prosecutors said in court documents.

Hernandez-Bautista agreed to plead guilty in May to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien, according to court records.

Hernandez-Bautista, who was born in Guatemala City to a family that struggled financially, came to the United States seeking a better life with his wife and ultimately settled in Lynn where they raised their now 11-year-old daughter, a public defender wrote in court documents.

“Like so many others, Mr. Hernandez-Bautista came to the United States in an attempt to escape the poverty and dangerousness of his home country and to pursue the American dream of social and financial freedoms and stability, as well as safety and security from the intrenched violence and corruption that plagues his country,” the lawyer wrote in court documents.

During his time in prison, the lawyer wrote, Hernandez-Bautista took advantage of what programming was available to him, including English classes, sex offender treatment, and other cognitive behavioral and self-improvement programming.

The public defender said Hernandez-Bautista understands that his incarceration, pending deportation to Guatemala, and ultimate separation from his daughter here in Massachusetts “is sadly a collateral consequence of his own immensely regrettable decision-making.”

“This experience has brought into sharp focus the high price he and his family have had to pay for his decisions, including his decision to re-entry this country illegally. It has further driven home Mr. Hernandez-Bautista’s resolve to never again engage in such harmful behavior – and risk subjecting his family and loved ones to such pain and regret,” the lawyer wrote.

Guilty pleas expected in connection to 2022 fatal shooting of 26-year-old from Boston

Three people are expected to plead guilty Monday in connection to the September 2022 fatal shooting of Hanser Moreta-Gonzalez, a 26-year-old man from Boston, prosecutors with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement Friday.

Boston police responded to 625 Shawmut Ave in the South End on Sept. 29, 2022, for a report of a person shot, prosecutors said. Officers found Moreta-Gonzalez lying on the ground with a single gunshot wound to the upper torso, officials said.

“Moreta-Gonzalez was transported by Boston EMS to Boston Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased,” prosecutors said in a statement.

Jason Amazan, 19, of Dorchester; Adornous Hazelwood, 22, of Brockton; and Desmond Hallett-Woodley, 21, of Boston, are all expected to enter guilty pleas connected to the shooting during an appearance at Suffolk Superior Court in Boston Monday afternoon, prosecutors said.

Joshua Bajon, 23, of Brighton is also charged in connection to the shooting with two counts of accessory after the face, prosecutors said.

A 17-year-old also pleaded guilty to one count of unarmed robbery on Oct. 2 in connection to the shooting and was sentenced to a suspended Department of Youth Services commitment until 21-year-old, according to prosecutors.

Fatal motorcycle crash in Stow

An unidentified driver died after they crashed their motorcycle into a tree off Red Acre Road in Stow Friday afternoon, the local fire and police departments said in a statement.

Police Chief Michael Sallese and Interim Fire Chief Barry Evers said law enforcement and fire personnel responded to 109 Acre Road at around 4:45 p.m. Friday for a report of a motorcycle crash.

“First responders arrived to find a crash in which a motorcycle struck a tree off the side of Red Acre Road. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. No other vehicles were involved,” officials said in a statement.

Police and fire officials said they are not releasing the identity of the driver pending notification of friends and family.