The father of a 14-year-old boy who was sexually assaulted by an illegal immigrant in a Manhattan bodega bathroom is demanding the assailant's deportation, particularly after the perpetrator received a leniency plea deal.
Nicol Alexandra Contreras-Suarez, a 31-year-old migrant from Colombia, pleaded guilty in March to second-degree rape for the February 11, 2025, incident. The plea deal, which resulted in a six-month sentence, was arranged with the victim's family to spare the traumatized teenager from testifying. Contreras-Suarez was sentenced to six months and will be on probation for 10 years, requiring registration as a level-two sex offender.
"The defendant is an immigrant from Colombia, came to the United States, and chose to commit this crime of rape," the victim's father stated. "I am hoping and praying that the defendant is deported back to the defendant’s county and not allowed back into the United States due to this crime. This was not a mistake, but rather a choice by a defendant. If this crime did not happen to my son, it was for sure going to happen to someone else’s child."
The victim also expressed his desire for the assailant to be removed from the country, stating in court, "I am ready to formally state that I want the defendant gone. What happened was deeply upsetting, and I do not wish to speak about the situation in detail, because I am trying to move forward with my life. Now, the defendant is gone. I finally feel like I can have peace again."
Federal immigration officials stated that Contreras-Suarez was apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border in March 2023 but was released into the country. The assailant remained at large until the bodega incident.
Following the Manhattan case resolution, Contreras-Suarez is being transferred to Medford, Massachusetts, where additional charges are pending, including armed robbery, prostitution, and assault. A representative for the Manhattan District Attorney's office confirmed that Contreras-Suarez was remanded into custody without bail on a detainer for the Massachusetts case and that immigration consequences are a matter for federal authorities.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a critical statement in March, calling the Manhattan plea deal "a gross miscarriage of justice." Federal immigration officials had placed a detainer on Contreras-Suarez on February 15, 2025, after the arrest in New York, indicating he would also be transferred to Massachusetts to face those charges.
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