ICE TO DEPORT HOSPITAL TECHNICIAN CONVICTED OF TAKING PICTURES OF WOMAN AWAITING SURGERY

ICE, ICE, Baby! ^ | October 24, 2005

[Calpernia]

ICE TO DEPORT HOSPITAL TECHNICIAN CONVICTED OF TAKING PICTURES OF WOMAN AWAITING SURGERY

Secretly took graphic pictures of hospital patient under anesthesia; faces deportation to Mexico

CHICAGO - A former hospital technician, who pleaded guilty last month to secretly photographing a woman under anesthesia and awaiting surgery, was arrested Friday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on immigration violations and faces deportation.

ICE special agents arrested José C. Rostro, 23, a Mexican national, at his Bolingbrook home after receiving information from law enforcement authorities that he was illegally residing in the United States. Rostro was working as a technician at Edward Hospital in Naperville in October 2004 when he secretly took explicit photographs of a woman who was under anesthesia in an operating room there. Authorities found pictures of the woman in Rostro's camera after he was arrested for taking photographs under a girl's skirt as she rode up an escalator at a Downers Grove clothing store.

Rostro pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court of DuPage County to unauthorized videotaping and was sentenced Oct. 19 by DuPage County Judge Nicholas Galasso to two years probation.

During an interview with ICE special agents, Rostro admitted to being in the U.S. illegally after crossing the southwestern border about 12 years ago. He was taken into ICE custody and is being held without bond until his hearing before a federal immigration judge.

“This is an individual who violated the privacy of a hospital patient in the most reprehensible manner,” said Elissa A. Brown, special agent-in-charge of ICE investigation in Chicago. “José Rostro is in this country illegally and committing crimes against innocent victims. ICE will do everything in its power to deport him back to Mexico. I want to thank the DuPage County State's Attorney Joseph Birkett and the police departments of Downers Grove and Bolingbrook for their assistance in this case.”

DuPage State's Attorney Joseph Birkett had this to say upon learning of Rostro's arrest: “I want to thank the cooperative efforts of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Downers Grove Police department. José Rostro came to this country illegally and proceeded to commit crime after crime by inappropriately photographing unsuspecting young women and girls. The efforts of these agencies in deporting José Rostro and others like him who commit crimes while illegally in this country assist in protecting the safety of the people of our community. For that we are truly grateful.”

[WestCoastGal]

How do illegals become employed in hospitals? This POS creature will probably just come back across the border in a matter of a few weeks.

I guess terrorists could become gainfully employed anywhere in this country as well with forged documents. Meanwhile, our government does nothing about the border. Private citizens have to do that for them.

Thanks for the ping granny.

[Cindy]

Thanks for the ping Calpernia.
I bet he'll be back in the USA after he's deported.

[KittyKares]

That last sentence concerns me:

The victim reportedly stormed out the courtroom after the sentence was handed down.

Where did he storm off to? I thought he was being deported. He may have simply disappeared into the next town.

[Calpernia]

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Man who took lewd photos back in U.S.
Naperville Sun ^ | June 21, 2007 | By Jennifer Golz Staff writer

Posted on 06/21/2007 11:47:25 AM EDT by AuntB

An illegal immigrant previously deported after being convicted of taking lewd pictures of an Edward Hospital patient is back in the country.

Jose C. Rostro, 26, was convicted of disorderly conduct and unauthorized videotaping after taking digital pictures of a partially dressed, semiconscious patient who was at the Naperville hospital for a procedure after a miscarriage.