Overview
- The initial hearing in Mexicali began Tuesday afternoon and moved behind closed doors because the victim is a minor and the charge involves sexual violence.
- Saúl “N,” a U.S. citizen and owner of the taquería, told the court he lacked private counsel, was assigned a public defender, and requested consular assistance.
- The Baja California Attorney General’s Office reported completing the extradition on January 12, fulfilling an arrest warrant issued for the alleged offense.
- State investigators located the suspect in the United States after field and desk work and sought federal collaboration to secure his detention and transfer.
- Authorities say the alleged assault of a 15-year-old occurred on February 21, 2025 at the taquería in Colonia Libertad, and local press has reported she had been offered a job there.