that Illegal immigrant A Guatemalan national was arrested after she molested a five-year-old girl inside her home in two separate incidents, accusations the suspect denies.
Nicolas Jose Francisco, 25, faces two counts of sexual battery on a child under 12 years old. He is being held without bail in jail. Palm Beach County Jail.
Francisco had been working for the young victim's family for more than a year when he allegedly molested the girl on two separate occasions in the garage and bathroom of the family home. WFLX reported.
The girl first spoke to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Department of Children and Families on December 13 about the alleged abuse.
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Nicholas Jose Francisco, 25, faces two counts of sexual assault of a child under 12 years old. (Palm Beach County Jail)
On both occasions, the child said Francisco made her go to the garage or bathroom where he touched her inappropriately, investigators said.
The child told investigators that in the first incident, Francisco called her into the garage and “touched her flower,” which is what she called her private area. WPEC reported.
In the second case, the girl said Francisco took her to the bathroom where he allegedly exposed and touched her again.
Nicholas Jose Francisco is being held without bail in the Palm Beach County Jail. (Istock)
Francisco said when he was Deputies interviewed them on Thursday that the allegations were false and that the family only made the accusations because he was an “illegal immigrant.”
He said he “accidentally touched the girl both times” while in the garage and bathroom. He said he was trying to help the girl go to the bathroom, but investigators said there was no bathroom anywhere in the garage.
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Nicolas Jose Francisco said that the family made these accusations only because he was an “illegal immigrant.” (Istock)
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Francisco later “apologized and admitted that his behavior and actions were wrong,” deputies said.
Francisco appeared before a judge on Friday morning.
