Illegal immigrant jailed for 30 years for raping 11-year-old girl after being hired to renovate Virginia family's bathroom
By NATASHA ANDERSON, SENIOR US NEWS REPORTER
Published: 16:07 EDT, 28 October 2025 | Updated: 16:17 EDT, 28 October 2025
An illegal immigrant who admitted to raping an 11-year-old girl has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Ricardo Leonel Mejia raped the child in her family's Virginia Beach home last year after her parents hired him to renovate a bathroom in the residence.
Mejia, 35, was caught abusing the child on October 9, 2024 when her mother tried to check on her after hearing noises coming from her bedroom, prosecutors said.
She tried to open her daughter's bedroom door, but it was locked. She pried the door open with a butter knife and saw Mejia naked in her daughter's bed.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15234177/illegal-migrant-jailed-rape-girl-virginia-beach.html
