Guatemalan national arrested and charged with rape of Massachusetts child

BOSTON — A Guatemalan national has been arrested and charged with raping a child in Massachusetts, federal authorities said Tuesday.

Yader Alexander Morales-Quevedo, 24, of Guatemala, was arrested by deportation officers in New Bedford on May 28, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement on Monday. He will remain in federal custody pending the outcome of his removal proceedings.

Morales-Quevedo is accused of raping a minor in Bristol County. 

He unlawfully entered the United States on an unknown date at an unknown location, and without being inspected, admitted or paroled by a U.S. immigration official, federal authorities said.

Guatemalan national arrested and charged with rape of Massachusetts child

A Guatemalan national has been arrested and charged with raping a child in Massachusetts, federal authorities said Tuesday.