Roberto Muy, a 35-year-old citizen of Ecuador who previously lived in Torrington, Connecticut, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after deportation. The sentencing was delivered by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford.
According to information presented in court, Muy entered the United States in February 2006 using a fraudulent visitor visa under an assumed identity as a Peruvian citizen. In June 2012, he was convicted of second-degree sexual assault of a minor by the Connecticut Superior Court in Torrington. He received a sentence of ten years’ incarceration, which was suspended after serving fifteen months, followed by twenty-five years of probation. Following this conviction, Muy was removed from the U.S. and sent back to Ecuador in June 2013.
Despite his removal, Muy returned to the United States without authorization. On November 9, 2024, he was arrested by the Torrington Police Department on charges related to operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs. On March 18, 2025, he received two years’ incarceration for violating his probation stemming from his previous sexual assault conviction and an additional two days for the motor vehicle offense; these sentences are being served concurrently.
Muy has remained detained since his arrest and pleaded guilty to illegal reentry on August 18, 2025.
The case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary G. Vitale.
"This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime," according to the press release from David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
