A Mexican man who has been deported from the United States more than ten times has plead guilty to two felony counts of indecent liberties with a child.

Tomas Martinez – Maldonado entered the guilty plea in Geary County District Court last month in connection with the September 2016 rape of a young girl while traveling on a Greyhound bus on Interstate 70 through Geary County.

Maldonado was taken into custody in late September 2016 in Kansas City, Missouri, where authorities alerted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). ICE has said previously that Maldonado is a priority for deportation when his case in Kansas is completed.

Assistant County Attorney Michelle Brown was the prosecutor.

Sentencing is set for July 17th in Geary County District Court.