Pottstown man draws prison for child rape

NORRISTOWN » A Pottstown man faces up to two decades in prison and potentially deportation from the U.S. on charges he sexually assaulted an underage girl in the borough.

Carlos Maldonado-Ortiz, 35, formerly of the 500 block of King Street, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 10 to 20 years in a state correctional facility after he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of rape of a child in connection with incidents that occurred between 2013 and 2015.

Judge Garrett D. Page also ordered MaldonadoOrtiz to complete 10 years’ probation following parole, meaning Maldonado-Ortiz faces a total of 30 years of court supervision. However, Maldonado-Ortiz, who hails from Guatemala, could face deportation proceedings once he completes his prison term if officials determine he is an undocumented immigrant.

Testimony revealed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has filed an immigration detainer against Maldonado-Ortiz. In the event that deportation proceedings do proceed against Maldonado-Ortiz, he would have to complete any U.S. sentence before he is deported.

At the time of the incidents, which occurred in Pottstown while the girl was in Maldonado-Ortiz’s company, the girl was between the ages of 12 and 14, authorities alleged.

Assistant District Attorney M. Stewart Ryan previously said Maldonado-Ortiz’s conduct “involved an abuse of trust,” alleging Maldonado-Ortiz violated the trust that was placed in him to care for the girl while she was in his company.

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