Immigration officials deported a 12-year-old convicted rapist from Rogers and his family Thursday after school officials expressed concern about the boy being in school to 3rd District Rep John Boozman, R-Rogers.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and Rogers police raided a Rogers apartment early Thursday, taking into custody the boy, his three siblings and two parents. Three family members were hiding in the attic, Rogers Mayor Steve Womack said.

“This was an egregious crime committed by an undocumented person and has involved the resources of many agencies. It’s very sobering when these issues are manifested in juveniles,” Womack said.

The boy pleaded guilty in November before Benton County Circuit Judge Jay Finch to raping an 8-year-old relative at the family’s home in August. The boy was age 11 when the rape occurred.

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