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http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/crime/admitted-child-rapist-may-go-free

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Juan Gonzalez, 22, admitted to raping three young 
kids , but those cases may never go to trial because his attorney claims 
he is incompetent.

Under state law, someone who is determined to be incompetent cannot 
stand trial.

Instead, Gonzalez, who is an illegal immigrant from Mexico, and his 
defense is pushing for deportation.

In a motion to dismiss charges filed last month, Gonzalez' lawyer said 
his client has a history of head trauma symptoms, including "memory 
deficit, seizures and other medical problems resulting from a closed 
head injury he suffered at three years of age."

A state health expert did rule Gonzalez was incompetent in October 2011, 
but prosecutors point out the expert noted "Mr. Gonzalez was not 
motivated to put forth his best effort in this evaluation...he 
understands enough about the legal system to know that if he were to be 
determined competent by the court, he would likely be imprisoned."

District Attorney Kari Brandenburg told News 13 in a previous interview 
that her office would try to get Gonzalez criminally committed to the 
state's mental facility in Las Vegas if he is found to be incompetent.

"That's not a solution, shipping him back to Mexico, losing track of him 
and then having him cross the border at some unknown time," said 
Brandenburg.

But Gonzalez' attorneys are promising their client won't return to New 
Mexico or the states. Their motion claims Gonzalez' parents have agreed 
to move back to Mexico to care for their son if the case is dismissed.

Attempts to contact Gonzalez' parents were unsuccessful. His attorney 
also did not return News 13's calls for comment.

In 2005, Gonazlez admitted to raping a little boy and a 3-year-old girl. 
He was not deported at the time because CYFD had a policy not to report 
illegal immigrants who'd committed serious crimes to the federal 
government. That policy has since been changed.

Then in May 2010, Gonzalez was arrested for raping another girl, 6, at 
the Mid-Town Sports and Wellness Center. The girl was watching 
television in a playroom while her mother was working out, according to 
police.

Gonzalez is still jailed at MDC for that charge.