Illegal immigrant Israel Flores Ortiz gets 360 days for groping girls at Fairfax County Va. High School
Israel Flores Ortiz, 18, an illegal alien, was sentenced to 360 days on Tuesday after being convicted for groping several female classmates in Fairfax High School hallways earlier this year.With...
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Israel Flores Ortiz, 18, an illegal alien, was sentenced to 360 days on Tuesday after being convicted for groping several female classmates in Fairfax High School hallways earlier this year. With time served and the calculations for a misdemeanor, he has 135 days left in prison. Judge Melinda Vanlowe delivered the sentence, calling it a "very difficult case," adding the actions were "targeted" and representing a "pattern" of "deplorable" behavior. Fairfax County public defender Jamie Hospes asked Judge Vanlowe for a sentence of 9 days, calling the offenses just "butt-grabbing," adding, "sometimes we arrest people for that, sometimes we elect them to be president of the United States ." ILLEGAL ALIEN ALLEGED GROPING OF MINOR GIRLS AT HIGH SCHOOL BEING INVESTIGATED BY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Flores Ortiz wore a green prison jumpsuit and listened to the proceedings through an interpreter. He read a statement in Spanish, saying he apologized to the girls he had grabbed and their families. "I hurt them," he said, also apologizing to his own mother and father. ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ACCUSED OF EASTER KIDNAPPING, SEX ASSAULT IN COLLEGE TOWN; ICE RIPS SECOND ATTACK IN WEEKS Flores Ortiz was charged as an adult, but he was tried in juvenile court because most of the victims were minors. He was convicted in nine cases, acquitted in three and had one charge dismissed. He had originally been accused of assaulting 13 female classmates, according to the Fairfax Police Department . The case had heightened concerns among parents about student safety after years of former President Joe Biden's open borders policy. Flores Ortiz, originally from El Salvador , is in the country illegally, having reportedly arrived in 2024. TWICE-DEPORTED HONDURAN ACCUSED OF STABBING PASSENGER ON CHARLOTTE LIGHT RAIL FACES FEDERAL CHARGES The defense asked the court to impose just nine days of incarceration, arguing Flores Ortiz’s age should weigh heavily in sentencing. Counsel said his "brain is physically no…