The illegal immigrant who sexually assaulted a 5-year-old Damariscotta girl in June 2011 is unlikely to live in the U.S. again outside of a prison.
Elfido Marroquin-Aldana, 31, a native of Guatemala and resident, in recent years, of New York City, Boston, Chicago and, briefly, Damariscotta, was sentenced to 24 years in prison this morning.
Justice Jeffrey Hjelm said he expects the Department of Corrections to release Marroquin-Aldana into the custody of federal authorities after he completes his sentence, probably for deportation.
If he does stay in the U.S. after his prison sentence, he would remain on supervised release for 25 years.
The conditions of release would require electronic monitoring of Marroquin-Aldana, and require him to engage in counseling for sex offenders and register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
The conditions prohibit Marroquin-Aldana from contact with the victim or her family and from unsupervised contact with any child less than 16 years old. He must pay $4760 in restitution in order to reimburse the girl’s family for her counseling bills.
The Lincoln County News will post details of the sentence hearing here and in the Dec. 6 print edition.
