Texas Man Wanted On Child Sex Crime Charges​​​ Arrested At VA Airport

DULLES, VA — On Wednesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested 36-year-old Florentin Stefan Dita, who was wanted in Texas for felony child sex crimes charges, according to a release.

CBP officers at Washington Dulles International Airport arrested Dita, who had just arrived on a flight from Austria, after they confirmed he was wanted by the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office in San Antonio for felony continuous sex abuse of a child, according to authorities. They then turned him over to deputy U.S. Marshals and Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office deputies.

“Sex crimes charges are very serious allegations and when vulnerable children are victimized, the allegations are even more heinous,” said Daniel Escobedo, area port director for CBP’s Area Port of Washington, D.C. “Customs and Border Protection is pleased that our unique border security mission helps our law enforcement partners to pursue justice for victims by capturing wanted fugitives.”

Last month, CPB officers at Dulles Airport arrested two men wanted in Maryland on felony sex crime charges.

Officers stopped Jose Efrain Mejia Alas on Aug. 21, as he was attempting to board a flight to El Salvador. He was wanted by Montgomery County Police on multiple charges, including two counts of second-degree rape and sexual abuse of a minor.

On Aug. 18, the CBP arrested 50-year-old Juan Anitportan Lara Ramos, after he arrived in Virginia on a fight from El Salvador. He was wanted for sexual abuse of a minor in Baltimore County, according to authorities.