He came back for more

Undocumented worker charged with sex assault

Repeat enhancer added in case
By Nathan Phelps nphelps@greenbaypressgazette.com January 3, 2007

A 25-year-old man who allegedly re-entered the United States after being deported was charged Tuesday with allegedly sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl last year in Allouez.

Paulo Sheispan-Landero was then released from the Brown County Jail Tuesday night after posting a $5,000 cash bond.

Sheispan-Landero made his initial appearance Tuesday afternoon in Brown County Circuit Court. He faces a charge of first-degree sexual assault of a child younger than 13 without great bodily harm.

A repeat enhancer was added to that charge after a conviction of two counts of misdemeanor battery and one count of obstructing an officer in 2004, according to the criminal complaint.

The complaint alleges that on at least three occasions between April and December, Sheispan-Landero allegedly assaulted the 12-year-old. The victim related three of the alleged incidents to investigators.

When asked about the allegations, Sheispan-Landero said he had been drinking heavily and could not recall what happened, according to the complaint.

He also told investigators he did not think of the victim in a sexual way.

Sheispan-Landero — who appeared without a lawyer — is scheduled to make an appearance in court Friday. He is not to have contact with the alleged victim or her family members.

Court Commissioner Lawrence Gazeley said he thought there should be an immigration hold in the case and that Sheispan-Landero should be referred to federal prosecutors on the allegation he returned to the United States illegally after being deported after an earlier run-in with police.

"Those are all matters that are beyond our control here, but I think those are issues that should be addressed," he said.

In the criminal complaint, Sheispan-Landero's girlfriend says he was deported and returned to the U.S. about a week later. An interpreter told the court Sheispan-Landero is from Mexico.

If convicted on the sexual assault charge and enhancer, Sheispan-Landero could face up to 62 years in prison.