Oscar Adalberto Penate, 56, a citizen of El Salvador, was taken into custody on Sunday, July 27, by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Philadelphia, Homeland Security Investigations Philadelphia, and IRS Philadelphia.
Penate had been arrested on Tuesday, July 22, by Pottstown Township Police and charged with multiple felonies, including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a person under 16, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, indecent assault of a child under 13, corruption of minors, and indecent assault without consent. The charges are still pending, authorities said.
Despite an active ICE detainer, officials at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility released him due to county sanctuary policies…