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MAYSVILLE, Ky. (KT) – A criminal alien who was convicted of a child sex crime in Maysville has been detained pending deportation proceedings, according to Johnathan Gay, the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Bracken, Fleming and Mason counties.
Gay, along with Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Troy Breeze, prosecuted Gerardo Perez Vasquez who was convicted of Attempted Child Sexual Abuse in Mason Circuit Court, after a jury found him guilty of two counts. He was sentenced to 365 days in prison but given credit for 392 days of time served.
Perez Vazquez paid a 14-year-old girl for nude photos and sexual favors, according to court documents. He paid the girl more than $300 on multiple occasions.
Through Gay’s partnership with Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Vasquez was seized immediately following his conviction. Their coordinated efforts is designed to keep Vasquez from slipping back into Kentucky to possibly harm another child.
“This case is exactly why President Trump has made border security and enforcement against criminal aliens a top national priority,” Gay said. “When we called, the Trump Administration jumped into action to prevent this convicted criminal from harming our children.”
The jury also found Perez Vazquez guilty of procuring or promoting a sexual performance of a minor by electronic means, but Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Schumacher determined there was not enough evidence to support the conviction and issued a judgment of acquittal notwithstanding the verdict, according to court records.
Perez Vazquez was also charged with human trafficking, but the jury found him not guilty of that charge.
Gay stressed that the case has broader implications than just this one instance: “The message is clear: if you cross our borders and commit crimes against our children, you will be arrested, prosecuted and deported. Period.”
Vasquez will now face immediate deportation proceedings.
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