Biden-era illegal immigrant convicted of groping teen girls as critics blast Soros-backed prosecutor

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Israel Flores Ortiz, an 18-year-old illegal immigrant accused of groping more than a dozen high-school girls in Fairfax County, Virginia, was found guilty on nine counts Thursday. The guilty verdict came after critics of Soros-funded Democratic Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano accused him of flubbing the case by not subpoenaing witnesses until the day before. After an all-day hearing in which a dozen victims testified, a judge found Flores Ortiz guilty of nine misdemeanor counts of assault and battery and not guilty of three other counts, reported local outlet WUSA9 . One charge was thrown out by the judge, according to WJLA reporter Nick Minock. Flores Ortiz, 18, was facing 13 counts of assault and battery for allegedly inappropriately touching female classmates at a Fairfax County, Virginia, school, according to police. Flores Ortiz is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador who was released into the U.S. under the Biden administration in 2024, according to the Department of Homeland Security. He was attending 11th grade. ‘VIRGINIA FATHER’ CHARGED WITH MURDERING INFANT DAUGHTER IS ILLEGAL ALIEN, SAYS DHS Local police were alerted March 5 by Fairfax High School about reports of multiple assaults on campus. An arrest warrant was issued, and Flores Ortiz turned himself in March 7. His sentencing is set for April 21. During the hearing, Sean Kennedy, president of Virginians for Safe Communities, accused Descano of intentional "incompetence" and of purposely reducing the charges so that it would be harder to deport Flores Ortiz. "DESCANO DOES IT AGAIN(,) Fairfax HS illegal alien groping case collapsing TODAY because FFX Soros DA Steve Descano only subpoenaed victims & witnesses yesterday!" Kennedy wrote on X Thursday. "This IS NOT incompetence—it’s intentional." After the hearing, Kennedy, who was present in court during the hearing, told Fox News Digital that Descano’s office "deserves no credit for this verdict— a Pyrrhic victory as it is." "First, Descano unde…