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Story summary
- Mario Edgardo Garcia-Aquino, a 44-year-old illegal alien, faces nine additional child sexual abuse charges.
- The charges include sodomy and oral copulation of minors.
- He was previously charged with raping and murdering 13-year-old Oscar Hernandez, and Hernandez's body was found in Ventura County after he went missing in March 2022.
- U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said Hernandez's death resulted from "failed border policies."
- Garcia-Aquino remains in jail without bail awaiting trial.
