Overview

• Samuel Cobos-Carmona, a 20-year-old Mexican national previously deported in 2021, was arrested in Florida for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy on April 13, 2025.
• The victim, initially too afraid to report the crime, disclosed the assault a week later to a trusted adult, leading to Cobos-Carmona's arrest on April 21.
• Cobos-Carmona confessed to the assault and faces charges of lewd and lascivious battery involving a minor aged 12 to 16.
• He had re-entered the U.S. illegally in 2022 and was released in Sarasota, Florida, in July 2024 under the Biden administration's catch-and-release policy.
• Florida sheriffs, citing this case, are emphasizing the need for stronger immigration enforcement and continued collaboration with federal authorities.