He faces three counts of sexual battery on a minor younger than 12 and a count of lewd molestation.

PCSO Special Victims Unit detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Mendez on Nov. 27, 2014, when the man was 23.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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