5/18/13 - A Mexican fugitive has entered a plea in connection with a sexual assault in Unadilla Township. 31-year-old Varnet Brito was originally charged with 3rd degree criminal sexual conduct for assaulting an incapacitated victim in Unadilla Township on March 19th of 2008. On Friday, he pleaded guilty to a lesser included offense of assault with intent to commit penetration and must register as a sex offender. He entered the plea with assistance from an interpreter who was present for the proceedings in Livingston County Circuit Court. He will be sentenced June 20th. Brito spent four and a half years on the run before being arrested by the Blackhawk County Sheriff's Department in Iowa for disorderly conduct and public intoxication. He was extradited to the Livingston County Jail, where he remains incarcerated and a deportation detainer has also been placed on him for having illegal immigration status. (JM)
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