HONDURAN ILLEGAL ALIEN INDICTED FOR ATTEMPTED COERCION AND ENTICEMENT OF A MINOR AND ILLEGAL REENTRY OF A REMOVED ALIEN

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

NEW ORLEANS -LESLI JOEL CALIX-SARMIENTO ("CALIX-SARMIENTO"),age 36, a Honduran national, was charged in a two-count indictment on October 23, 2026, with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2422(b), and illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), announcedU.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.

According to Count 1 of the indictment, between August 27, 2026, and August 28, 2026,CALIX-SARMIENTOpersuaded and enticed an individual he believed to be a fifteen-year-old female to engage in ille...