​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. An illegal immigrant from Guatemala accused of sexually abusing a 5-year-old Long Island, N.Y., girl he was babysitting has been charged with rape, federal authorities said Thursday.. Carlos Aguilar Reynoso is charged with predatory sex assault against a child, vaginal sexual contact with a child, sexual abuse, acting in a manner to injure a child, and resisting arrest, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said.. Reynoso was originally charged with only child endangerment. However, local authorities asked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest him while they gathered evidence to build a larger case against him.. Reynoso, 27, was babysitting the girl as a favor to her mother. When the mother returned home from work on Feb. 1, she discovered her daughter bleeding, prompting her to take her to a hospital, authorities said.. CONVICTED MURDERERS, CHILD SEX ABUSERS AMONG ILLEGAL ALIENS NABBED BY ICE ACROSS US. “While local llocal law enforcementw enforcement processed DNA evidence and built their case, they contacted ICE to arrest this pedophile so he would not be released into our communities to prey on more innocent children,” said Acting DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis.. “On March 16, ICE transferred this monster to local law enforcement to face justice for his reprehensible crimes,” she added.. ICE took Reynoso into custody on Feb. 2 as he was coming out of a police precinct, where he appeared for a desk ticket on the child endangerment charge, the New York Post previously reported.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. He was turned over to local authorities on March 16. A federal immigration judge issued a deportation order for Reynoso on the same day.. Authorities don’t know when he illegally entered the United States, but DHS noted that seven of the 10 safest cities cooperate with ICE.  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. NASA’s Artemis II crew fired the Orion spacecraft’s main engine, committing the mission to a trajectory toward the moon just one day after launching into deep space.. The translunar injection burn, which lasted several minutes, is the most critical engine firing of the mission and propelled the spacecraft out of Earth’s orbit and onto a path that will carry the crew around the moon and back to Earth.. “With that successful TLI, the crew’s feeling pretty good up here on our way to the moon, and we just wanted to communicate to everyone around the planet who’s worked to make Artemis possible that we firmly felt the power of your perseverance during every second of that burn,” Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hanson told mission control. “Humanity has once again shown what we are capable of, and it’s your hopes for the future that carry us now on this journey around the moon.”. NASA said the burn places Orion on a “free-return trajectory,” a flight path that loops around the moon and naturally brings the spacecraft back toward Earth without requiring additional major propulsion.. NASA RACES TO BUILD MOON BASE AS US CHALLENGES CHINA IN NEW SPACE RACE. The milestone marks the moment the Artemis II mission transitions from Earth orbit operations to deep space travel, sending astronauts farther from Earth than any crewed mission in more than 50 years.. Hanson and astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch of the U.S. launched Wednesday evening aboard the Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.. The four-person crew lifted off at 6:35 p.m. on Wednesday, marking the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since 1972 and a major step in NASA’s efforts to return humans to the moon.. CHILD GOES VIRAL FOR EXCITED, BLUNT RESPONSE TO REPORTER’S QUESTION ABOUT ARTEMIS II MOON MISSION. Prior to the translunar injection, the crew completed a perigee raise burn to position the spacecraft in the correct orbital geometry for the maneuver, ensuring the engine firing would place Orion precisely on its intended path.. With the burn now complete, Orion will spend the next several days traveling toward the moon, with NASA planning a series of smaller trajectory correction maneuvers to keep the spacecraft on course.. As the spacecraft approaches the moon, it will enter the lunar sphere of influence, the point at which the moon’s gravity becomes stronger than Earth’s pull, allowing Orion to swing around the far side before beginning its return journey.. CHAD WOLF: SPACE ISN’T JUST THE FINAL FRONTIER, IT’S THE ‘ULTIMATE HIGH GROUND’. Although Artemis II will not land on the lunar surface, the mission is designed to test critical systems needed for future moon landings and deep space exploration.. NASA has described Orion as the most powerful spacecraft it has built for human spaceflight, capable of carrying astronauts farther into space than at any point since t  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. A jealous ex-boyfriend allegedly plotted a horrifying acid attack that left a young New York college student burned and disfigured — then mocked her injuries afterward, prosecutors say.. Shaquille Coke, 31, pleaded not guilty at his March 24 arraignment in Nassau County court on charges including first-degree assault in connection with the 2021 attack on a 21-year-old woman outside her Elmont home. He was arrested in Brooklyn by Nassau County police.. Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly described Coke as a “jealous, possessive, and jilted former boyfriend” who allegedly orchestrated the brutal assault after the victim ended their relationship.. “With his co-defendant… Shaquille Coke allegedly carried out a vicious and vindictive attack to mutilate the young woman who ended their relationship,” Donnelly said.. GEORGIA WOMAN HOSPITALIZED AFTER ATTACKER HURLS CORROSIVE CHEMICAL DURING EVENING WALK. According to prosecutors, the attack unfolded on March 17, 2021, as the victim returned home from work with her mother. While the victim gathered belongings from their car, an alleged accomplice, identified as 29-year-old Terrell Campbell, approached wearing a mask, gloves and a hooded sweatshirt.. Campbell allegedly threw a cup of liquid later determined to be 70% sulfuric acid directly at the woman.. Officials say the acid seared her face and body, poured down her throat and splashed into her eye. She collapsed on the front lawn and was rushed to a hospital, where she was treated for second- and third-degree burns to her face, arms, shoulders, eye and esophagus.. The attack left the victim, Nafiah Ikram, nearly blind and struggling to speak, eat and drink in the immediate aftermath, according to 2021 reporting by the New York Post.. GEORGIA MOM FIGHTING FOR LIFE AFTER ACID ATTACK AMBUSH AS FBI, POLICE SEARCH FOR ASSAILANT. At the time, her father described the assault as a calculated ambush, not a random act of violence.. “No, it’s not a random attack, it’s a planned attack,” Sheikh Ikram told the Post, saying the suspect appeared to wait for his daughter to return home from work before striking.. Ikram, then a 21-year-old Hofstra University student who aspired to become a doctor, suffered devastating burns when the liquid was thrown directly at her face, her family said.. “She is very scared,” her father said in the days after the attack, adding she was unable to shower or care for herself due to her injuries.. The family, who said they had no known enemies, pleaded for answers as investigators searched for the attacker.. GOT A TIP?. At the time, Padma Lakshmi, whom Ikram’s father worked for as a driver on Bravo’s “Top Chef,” shared the family’s fundraiser, which drew widespread support as they faced mounting medical costs.. Authorities say the case took years to build, involving extensive video evidence, cellphone data and interviews.. FOLLOW US ON X. Investigators allege Coke met wi  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it arrested several illegal aliens convicted of crimes including arson, drug trafficking and burglary as part of ongoing enforcement efforts across the country.. The agency said nearly 70% of those arrested were individuals who had been charged with or convicted of crimes in the U.S., underscoring what officials described as a continued focus on public safety.. “Yesterday, the men and women of ICE continued to make American communities safer by arresting arsonists, assailants, drug dealers and other criminal illegal aliens,” Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement. “Under President Donald Trump, if you come to our country illegally and break our laws, we will find you and we will arrest you.”. ICE ARRESTS CONVICTED PEDOPHILES, VIOLENT ASSAILANTS AS TRUMP MEETS WITH ANGEL FAMILIES. ICE highlighted several recent arrests involving individuals convicted of serious offenses.. Among them was Elias Torres-Collins, a Honduran national convicted of arson in Tarrant County, Texas.. DHS TAKES VICTORY LAP AFTER ARRESTING OVER 10K ILLEGAL ALIENS IN DEEP BLUE CITY DESPITE VIOLENT RIOTS. In a separate case, Juan David Fernandez-Garcia, a Colombian national, was arrested after being convicted of burglary with assault in Miami, Florida.. Authorities also arrested Juan Flores-Perez, a Mexican national convicted in federal court in the Southern District of Florida of conspiracy to possess 500 grams or more of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.. DHS PACKAGES LATEST ICE ARRESTS AS ‘CHRISTMAS GIFT TO AMERICANS’. In the Northeast, Sophath Phuong, a Cambodian national, was taken into custody after being convicted in Philadelphia of burglary, possessing instruments of crime and criminal conspiracy.. Juan Reyes-Gonzalez, a Colombian national, was also arrested following a burglary conviction in Carmel, New York.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. ICE did not provide a total number of arrests tied to the announcement but said the cases reflect broader enforcement priorities targeting individuals with criminal records.  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. The father of one victim of the “Texas Killing Fields” cold case says he unknowingly met the newly indicted suspect many times before his arrest.. James Dolphs Elmore Jr., 61, is charged with manslaughter and felony tampering with evidence in the death of Laura Miller, the Galveston County District Attorney announced on Tuesday, March 31. He is also charged with tampering with evidence in the murder of Audrey Cook.. Laura Miller’s father, Texas Equusearch founder Tim Miller, said he had repeated encounters with Elmore over the last four years.. “I probably met him 20, 30 times,” Miller told reporters, according to the Houston Chronicle.. ‘TEXAS KILLING FIELDS’ COLD CASE EXPLODES AS SUSPECT INDICTED IN TWO SLAYINGS DECADES AFTER 30 BODIES FOUND. Miller, whose 16-year-old daughter was among the victims found in the “Texas Killing Fields,” said Elmore would approach him and talk about the case.. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X. “He reached out to me,” Miller said. “For what reason, I don’t know.”. Miller said that some of those conversations included details about the killings that were not widely known.. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER. “He knew things,” Miller said, according to the Chronicle. “Some of it wasn’t public.”. At the time, Miller said he did not suspect Elmore.. SEND US A TIP HERE. “You don’t think this guy could be involved,” he said. “You’re thinking, here’s somebody who wants to help.”. Only after the recent indictment did the conversations take on new meaning.. LISTEN TO THE NEW ‘CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO’ PODCAST. “Now you look back, and it’s like, wow,” Miller said. “Was he telling me what he did?”. “I trusted him,” he said. “I really did.”. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB. The charges stem from the infamous “Texas Killing Fields” murders, in which the bodies of about 30 women and girls, including Audrey Cook, Laura Miller, Donna Prudhomme and Heidi Fye-Villareal, were found near Calder Road in League City between the 1970s and 1990s.. For decades, authorities have worked to determine who was responsible. In 2024, the Galveston County District Attorney’s Office reopened the case.. William Reece pleaded guilty in 2022 to murder stemming from the deaths of Laura Smither, Kelli Cox and Jessica Cain, according to FOX 26.. Clyde Hedrick, who died last month, was also long suspected in the murders of numerous women in Calder Road Field, according to the outlet.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. Elmore was taken into custody and denied bond Tuesday evening.. Fox News Digital’s Julia Bonavita contributed to this report.