Valley Border Patrol agent faces new child sex assault charge in separate case
· KRGV (NBC 5)
Derek James Dominguez, a Border Patrol agent from Mercedes, faces a new charge of child sexual assault, according to Hidalgo County jail records. He was booked on July 2 after the victim reported the incidents, which occurred in March and April 2016, to the Mercedes Police Department. The victim, who has known Dominguez since childhood, expressed that guilt delayed her report. Dominguez was previously arrested in August 2025 for indecency with a child related to a separate case from 2023 to December 2024. He was released on July 3 after posting a $10,000 bond.
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