Hearing scheduled for 18-year-old Haitian national accused of indecent assault and battery on Bristol County 10-year-old in Massachusetts

BOSTON — An 18-year-old Haitian national remains in custody after Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended him after being charged with sexually assaulting a minor in Massachusetts.

“Akim Marc Desire allegedly victimized a minor member of our Massachusetts community,” said ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons. “We cannot tolerate such potentially dire threat to the welfare of children in our community. ERO Boston will continue to prioritize public safety by arresting and removing egregious noncitizen offenders from our New England neighborhoods.”

Desire lawfully entered the United States June 4, 2023; however, he violated the terms of his lawful entry.

The Mansfield, Massachusetts, Police arrested Desire Aug. 28 and charged him with indecent assault and battery on a child under 14. ERO Boston lodged an immigration detainer and against Desire with the Mansfield Police Department after arrest.

The Attleboro, Massachusetts, District Court arraigned Desire Aug. 29 for the offense of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14.

Officers from ERO Boston arrested Desire Aug. 30 at the Attleboro District Court and served him with a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge.

According to WHDH, Mansfield police stated that a mother and her 10-year-old son reported that the child was inappropriately touched at a neighbor’s home.

Investigators went to the home and found Desire. When questioned through a Haitian Creole translator, Desire denied interacting with the child, saying, “… I don’t speak English how would I talk to him?”

On September 30th, a virtual pretrial hearing was scheduled for November and a Private Counsel was added for Desire.

Desire remains in ERO custody.