Illegal alien 'monster' charged with raping dead girlfriend's daughter, DHS blames Biden-era policies

Wualter Jesus Travieso Soto, 29, who authorities say entered the United States illegally in 2023 and was later released, is being held in Flathead County on felony charges of sexual intercourse without consent involving a child under 16, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The Flathead County Sheriff's Office started to look into Soto in May 2025 after his former girlfriend's sister told authorities that he took custody of her sister's children after she died in a car accident in 2024.

After the children's aunt secured guardianship, the girl told investigators Soto had raped her multiple times and, in one alleged incident, choked her, according to DHS.

Soto was arrested Feb. 1 and remains jailed on $200,000 bail, authorities said.

DHS said in a post on X that ICE, with cooperation from Montana authorities, "will ensure this predator NEVER harms another innocent child."

Records reviewed by Fox News Digital also showed he sought legal guardianship of at least one of the children in court following his girlfriend's death in the car accident in 2024.