12-Year-Old Allegedly Killed By Illegal Migrants Was Sexually Assaulted, Forensic Data Confirms

Jocelyn Nungaray, the 12-year-old allegedly murdered by two illegal migrants, was sexually assaulted before her body was dumped in a north Houston creek in June, new forensic data confirmed to ABC13 shows.

DNA test results on Monday from the Houston Forensic Science Center determined that Nungaray was sexually assaulted before being strangled to death, confirming what prosecutors have suspected since the investigation into her murder began, according to ABC13. Nungaray’s body was found in a creek last month, and local law enforcement has since arrested Venezuelan nationals Franklin Joe Pena Ramos, 26, and Johan Jose Martinez Rangel, 22, for her murder.

Federal 🛂Immigration authorities confirmed that both Pena and Martinez entered the U.S. illegally before being arrested for murder. Both men were released into the U.S. with notices to appear before an 🛂Immigration judge, despite ICE having enough bed space at the time to keep them in physical detention.

“Martinez and Pena both illegally entered the U.S. without inspection, parole or admission by a U.S. 🛂Immigration officer on an unknown date and at an unknown location,” an