POLICE: 2 Migrant Men Arrested for Lewd Assault of a Child in Abilene

ABILENE – Two illegal immigrants were arrested Tuesday in Abilene and charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child under the age of 13.  

According to information from the Abilene Police Department, Robert Acosta Lemuz, 18, and Fernando Rivera, 21, were both arrested on January 10, 2023. They are being charged with First Degree Felony Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child under the age 13.

Lemur and Rivera are reportedly from Honduras and in the U.S. illegally.  

They are charged with sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 13.  

Abilene Police report that just after midnight on Tuesday, January 10th, a family member of a girl under the age of 13, reported she was missing. Police responded, and with the help of family, found the girl at a home located in the 1400 block of Anson Avenue in North Abilene.

Four individuals at the home were initially detained for immigration charges and held in the Taylor County Jail. Lemuz and Rivera were both interviewed and later arrested and charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. Their bonds are set at $75,000 each. The investigation is ongoing.