Overview

• Ricardo Mejia, 35, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 years in the Virginia Department of Corrections for assaults that occurred on three occasions.
• He was convicted on three counts of raping a child under 13 and for breaking into the home, according to court records.
• A search warrant details an Oct. 9, 2024 incident in which the parents forced open a locked bedroom door and saw a naked man climbing out the window.
• Court documents say Mejia entered through the child’s bedroom window on three occasions, and he apologized to the victim at sentencing.
• The Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office confirmed he is a citizen of El Salvador in the U.S. illegally and that ICE issued a detainer, with DOC typically assuming custody within about 90 days of sentencing but no specific timeline provided for this case.