BOSTON — A Guatemalan national living in Lowell faces a $1 million bail after being charged in Suffolk Superior Court with rape of a girl, which allegedly began when she was 5 years old.

Maynor Francisco Hernandez-Rodas, 38, faces multiple charges including four counts of aggravated rape of a child, three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child, and one count of enticing a child under 16, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. He is charged with similar crimes against the same victim in Middlesex County following his June arrest in Lowell.

The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said in May 2024 the then-10-year-old victim claimed that Hernandez-Rodas had repeatedly assaulted her from the age of 5 at various locations in Lowell, Chelsea, and Lynn.

On Dec. 11, Hernandez-Rodas was indicted by a Suffolk County grand jury.

“We take great care when dealing with such young victims of any type of crime, particularly sexual crimes,” Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said in a press release issued Wednesday. “Our expert and caring prosecutors, investigators and victim advocates will help this survivor and her family throughout the entire judicial process.”

A press release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported that Hernandez-Rodas was apprehended in Lowell by Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston, following his initial arrest.

According to ICE, the Lowell Police arrested Hernandez-Rodas on June 14 for aggravated child rape and rape of a child with force. ERO Boston subsequently lodged an immigration detainer against him on June 28.

ICE said in their October release that Hernandez-Rodas unlawfully entered the U.S. “on an unknown date, at an unknown location, and without inspection, admission, or parole by a U.S. immigration official.”

“Maynor Francisco Hernandez-Rodas stands accused of horrific crimes against a Massachusetts child,” ERO Boston Acting Field Office Director Patricia Hyde said in the release. “He represents a significant danger to the children of our community that we will not tolerate. ERO Boston will continue to prioritize public safety by arresting and removing egregious noncitizen threats from our New England neighborhoods.”

Detainers request that local or state law enforcement maintain custody of the noncitizen for up to 48 hours beyond the individual’s scheduled release. ICE stated this allows ERO to assume custody for removal purposes in accordance with federal law.

ICE reported that the Middlesex Superior Court arraigned Hernandez-Rodas on Sept. 4 for the rape charges out of Lowell and he was subsequently arrested by ERO Boston officers on Sept. 20.

This is not Hernandez-Rodas’ first run-in with the law.

According to ICE, Hernandez-Rodas was convicted by the Bridgeport, Connecticut District Court on Sept. 16, 2011, for breach of peace, resulting in a six-month prison sentence, a six-month suspended sentence, and one year of probation. On May 15, 2016, the Norwalk, Connecticut District Court also convicted him for breach of peace, issuing a $100 fine.

For his latest crimes, Hernandez-Rodas is scheduled to return to Suffolk Superior Court on March 5 for a pretrial hearing. He has a scheduled appearance in Middlesex Superior Court on Oct. 7.

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