Executive Branch orders extradition to the U.S. of a Dominican national accused of sexual crimes

The Executive Branch issued Decree 543-26, through which it orders the extradition to the United States of Dominican citizen Mario Juan García, who is required by the judicial authorities of that country to answer for charges linked to sexual crimes and the protection of minors.

The government measure responds to the request corresponding to police case No. 2405010020, filed on July 25, 2025, before the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut.

In accordance with the legal instrument, the defendant faces formal accusations articulated in the following charges:

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Second-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a minor, and promoting the participation of a minor in an obscene performance.

With this provision, the Dominican State formalizes the international judicial cooperation procedure, allowing the accused to be transferred to U.S. jurisdiction to be prosecuted in accordance with due process in the state of Connecticut.