Undocumented Colombian Pleads to Second‑Degree Rape of NYC Teen, Expected to Avoid More Prison Time

A 31-year-old Colombian national, Nicol Alexandra Contreras-Suarez, who entered the U.S. illegally in 2023, has pleaded guilty in Manhattan Supreme Court to second-degree rape for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy inside an East Harlem bodega on February 11, 2025. Contreras-Suarez, identified by DHS as a biological male and transgender, was initially charged with first-degree rape of a child under 17 and stalking but reportedly reached a deal for a six‑month sentence that will be satisfied by time already served, with formal sentencing set for April 27. A spokesperson for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said prosecutors worked with the victim’s family to avoid forcing the teenager to testify before a grand jury and at trial, and they expect Contreras-Suarez to remain detained and be deported following sentencing because of the felony conviction and an existing ICE detainer. DHS records show Contreras-Suarez was arrested for illegal entry at San Ysidro, California, in March 2023 and was later released from Massachusetts custody on prostitution, robbery and weapons charges under local sanctuary policies before the New York assault. Online, the case is being cited across partisan lines in the broader fight over sanctuary policies, repeat-offender handling and how local prosecutors weigh victim trauma against public demands for longer incarceration in serious child sex cases.