{"id":262121,"date":"2025-08-21T12:01:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T16:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/?p=262121"},"modified":"2025-08-21T12:01:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T16:01:27","slug":"illegal-immigrant-convicted-of-sexual-assault-arrested-in-dc-federal-takeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/en\/illegal-immigrant-convicted-of-sexual-assault-arrested-in-dc-federal-takeover","title":{"rendered":"Illegal immigrant convicted of sexual assault arrested in DC federal takeover"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Federal agents in Washington, D.C., arrested 36-year-old David Perez\u2011Teofani, a noncitizen from Mexico previously convicted for attempting to sexually assault a child, as part of a crackdown on serious crime. The arrest occurred near the National Mall and drew swift reaction from federal authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NBC Washington captured the moment Perez\u2011Teofani turned himself in, attempting to flee before being tackled by agents. As he was detained, he cried out in Spanish, \u201cI don\u2019t owe anything! I don\u2019t owe anything! Please! I\u2019m not a criminal! I work here! I want to be with my family!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MUST WATCH: An illegal alien from Mexico, who was previously arrested for aggravated s*xual assault of a child, attempted to flee from law enforcement in DC during his arrest.<br><br>He immediately regretted it&#8230;<br><br>DEPORT <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rR632VMMip\">pic.twitter.com\/rR632VMMip<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1958278405570605276?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Perez\u2011Teofani, who has entered the U.S. illegally at least three times and is under deportation order, was previously arrested in Fairfax County, Virginia, in January of the prior year on child sex assault charges that were later dropped. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed the arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials applauded the arrest as a success of the Trump administration\u2019s safety-focused policies in D.C. The Department of Homeland Security said, \u201cGlad he is off of Washington D.C.\u2019s streets thanks to President Trump, Secretary Noem, and ICE.\u201d White House statements noted that over 550 dangerous criminals have been removed from the nation&#8217;s capital, citing a significant portion as illegal aliens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The arrest comes amid a federal takeover of the D.C. police department in response to a surge in violent crime\u2014an approach touted by the administration as delivering results. 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