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A Virginia truck driver detained by Naval Station Newport Police on April 2, 2021, when a routine background check conducted prior to his being allowed to enter the Navy base determined that he was wanted in Texas for felony assault of a child, appeared today in federal court in Providence on a charge of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in sexual activity. David Romero Reyes, 50, of Stafford, Virginia, was charged in U.S. District Court in Providence after an FBI and Rhode Island State Police investigation determined that Reyes allegedly had sexual contact in several states with a 15-year-old girl who was discovered in the sleeping compartment of his tractor-trailer by Naval Station Newport Police. The girl was reported missing from her Virginia home in July 2020, when she was 14 years old. ....
A court interpreter translated the proceedings into Spanish for Reyes during the virtual proceeding. The case is being prosecuted by John P. McAdams, assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island. On Monday, McAdams asked that Reyes continue to be detained as both a flight risk and a danger to the community. U.S. Magistrate Judge Patricia Sullivan ordered Reyes’ detainment. He’s currently held at the Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston, according to online records. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 28. The girl entered the United States as an unaccompanied minor in February 2020, according to a news release. She was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and placed in a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services facility. ....
A court interpreter translated the proceedings to Spanish for Reyes during the virtual proceeding. The case is being prosecuted by John P. McAdams, assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Rhode Island. On Monday, McAdams asked that Reyes continue to be detained as both a flight risk and danger to the community. U.S. Magistrate Judge Patricia Sullivan so ordered Reyes’ detainment. He’s currently held at the Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston, according to online records. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 28. According to a press release, the girl entered the United States as an unaccompanied minor in February 2020. She was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and placed in a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services facility. ....