The Brief
- Felix Bustillo Diaz, 49, and Jose Gerber-Rivera, 45, were arrested in the Houston-area after being accused of raping a 12-year-old girl.
- According to ICE, the 12-year-old was the grandniece of Bustillo.
- At one point, the girl escaped from Bustillo, but was forced to do manual labor for two Houston-area women who allegedly zip-tied, beat, tortured and malnourished the 12-year-old.
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – Two immigrants were arrested in Harris County by ICE agents and the sheriff’s office for the alleged repeated rape of a 12-year-old girl, according to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Immigrants arrested in Houston-area for rape of 12-year-old
The backstory:
Felix Bustillo Diaz, 49, and Jose Gerber-Rivera, 45, are accused of sexually assaulting Bustillo’s 12-year-old grandniece who was illegally smuggled into the United States by her mother from Honduras in 2014. The young girl was left along with Bustillo as her sponsor, officials claim.
Bustillo was allegedly granted Temporary Protected Status in 2024, but it has since been terminated.…