A man authorities say was in the country illegally is charged with the sexual abuse of an 11-year-old girl in northeast Iowa.
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Department says 41-year-old Pedro Ramon Candido has been charged with felony counts of second-degree sexual abuse and third-degree sexual abuse.
Sheriff’s deputies arrested Candido on Wednesday and the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency has placed on a hold on Candido.
He remains in custody in the Fayette County Jail without bond.
By Darin Svenson, KDEC, Decorah