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Montana Jails Venezuelan Immigrant On Child Rape Charge As ICE Seeks Custody

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Wualter Jesus Travieso Soto, 29, has been jailed in Flathead County, Montana, on a felony charge of sexual intercourse without consent with a child under 16.[1]

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lodged a detainer asking state officials not to release him so he can be taken into federal custody for possible removal.[1]

Soto was arrested on February 1, 2026, pleaded not guilty at an April 9 arraignment and remains held on $200,000 bail, with a court date set for August 3, 2026.[1]

Flathead County authorities say they began investigating in May 2025 after the girl's aunt reported photos and videos that showed Soto behaving romantically with her niece, and the aunt later gained guardianship.[1] After gaining guardianship, the aunt says the girl alleged Soto raped her multiple times and choked her during one assault.[1]

DHS says Soto entered the United States illegally in 2023 and was released before state authorities pursued the criminal case.[1] The alleged victim remains in her aunt's care while prosecutors and immigration officials coordinate custody and removal proceedings.

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📌 Key Facts

  • Wualter Jesus Travieso Soto, 29, is charged in Flathead County, Montana, with felony sexual intercourse without consent involving a child under 16.
  • DHS says Soto entered the U.S. illegally in 2023, was released, and later sought legal guardianship of at least one of his deceased girlfriend's children.
  • Flathead County authorities began investigating in May 2025 after the victim's aunt reported photos and videos of Soto behaving romantically with her niece.
  • After the aunt gained guardianship, the girl alleged Soto raped her multiple times and choked her during one assault.
  • Soto was arrested February 1, 2026, pleaded not guilty at an April 9 arraignment, remains jailed on $200,000 bail, and has a court date set for August 3, 2026.
  • ICE has lodged a detainer asking Montana not to release Soto so he can be taken into federal custody for potential removal.

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