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PAGE A6, KEIZERTIMES, JUNE 10, 2016 MEXICO, continued from Page A1 his native culture were com- monplace were met with dis- belief by Leith. “Are you saying that, in your culture, taking an 11-year-old child from her home without parents per- mission to have sex with her is acceptable?” said Leith. “That happens at home and everywhere in our com- munity in Zongolica. Yes, all of that is acceptable,” said Xalamihua-Espindola, who spoke with the assistance of two interpreters, one for Eng- lish-to-Spanish and one for Spanish to his native dialect. “To take a child and have sex with her without her par- ents permission (is okay?)” countered Leith. “It is the custom, always. The norm. It’s just custom,” Xalamihua-Espindola said. At the end of his statement to the court, Xalamihua- Espindola got down on his knees to beg forgiveness and the imposition of a lenient sentence. He claimed his par- ents relied on his wages for money. “At this moment, I don’t know if (my parents) are able to eat or not. My last words, I’m getting on my knees, are to forgive me,” Xalamihua- Espindola said. “It’s not my role to dis- pense forgiveness. That is for the victims of the crime to decide. My role it to de- termine ... the appropriate sentence for the crimes that have been committed,” Leith countered. Leith sentenced Xalami- hua-Espindola to 100 months for each of the fi rst two counts of rape. On the third count, Xalamihua-Espindola will serve 75 months consec- utive to the fi rst 200 months and 25 months concurrent to the prior sentences for a to- tal of nearly 23 years. Upon release, he will be subject to more than a decade of court supervision and must register as a sex offender. The victim and her fam- ily, who still live locally, did not attend the sentencing. Jeff Kuhns, deputy chief of Keizer Police Department, said the victim is “doing well.” Closing the book In April 2007, then 20-year-old Xalamihua-Es- pindola convinced his victim to run away with him from the Plymouth Drive apart- ment complex where they both lived in Keizer. The pair set out to meet up with members of Xalamihua- Espindola’s family in Alabma, but changed course when they learned that authorities were planning to meet them after they stepped off a bus. The victim called her fam- ily several times to reassure them of her well-being, but within two weeks, the calls were being traced to Mexico. The girl was discovered in the remote Mexican village of Zongolica in September 2007 and retrieved by Keizer Police Sgt. John Troncoso and Fed- eral Bureau of Investigation Agent Nancy Savage. While she was returned to her family, Xalamihua-Espindola eluded capture. He was fi nally arrested in Zongolica and held for about two years before being extra- dited to the United States in December 2015. He had been awaiting trial since his return. “Not once did the Keizer Police Department, or the many law enforcement part- ners who assisted, stop the investigation or our pursuit of justice,” Kuhns said. police scanner • 910 p.m. - Physical ha- rassment on 3800 block River Road N. • 6 p.m. - Identity theft on 5400 block Kafi r Drive NE. MONDAY, MAY 30 • 8:47 p.m. - Shoplifting on 6300 block Keizer Station Blvd. NE. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 THURSDAY, JUNE 2 • 9:07 a.m. - Theft on 1800 block Claxter Road NE. • 6 p.m. - Theft from ve- hicle on 600 block Garland Court N. • 6:34 p.m. - DUII and reckless driving on Thorman Ave. NE. and Greenwood Drive NE. • 6:58 p.m. - Arrest for as- sault on 5900 block River Road N. TUESDAY, MAY 31 • 11:51 a.m. - Arrest for assault, strangulation and in- terference with a police re- port on 600 block Lockhaven Drive NE. • 2:18 p.m. - Theft on 1800 block Drexler Lane NE. • 3:15 p.m. - Traffi c acci- dent on 900 block Chemawa Road NE. • 7:44 p.m. - Criminal tres- pass on 7300 block Pineview Street NE. • 8:21 p.m. - Arrest for bench warrant on 4900 block River Road N. FRIDAY, JUNE 3 • 4:50 a.m. - Arrest for bench warrant on 3900 block Partridge Lane NE. traffi c court NO INSURANCE David Loren Clafl in, $100; Jasmine Lorraine Martin, $225. SPEEDING Angelica Lagos-Vazquez, $145; Abigal Ramirez-Melen- dez, $145; Linvel Lee Littleton, $145; Ariadna A. Rivas Aguilar, $145; Lisa Kaye Walker, $145; Alabama Sue-Jean Gillette, $145; Robert James Layton Sr., $135; Dennis James Ad- ams, $95; Charles Scott Mc- Guire, $135; Riley Keith Hays, $75;Amanda Kay Foster, $135; Erica Nicole Jones, $135; Kay- la Michele Seeley, $135; Shania Naylee Cobb, $110. 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