A 54-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting someone at a Watertown apartment building has been arrested and is being held on an immigration detainer.
Police said Carlos (Perez) Deosa, 54, of 1800 Baldwin Street in Waterbury, did “odd jobs” in the apartment building.
On Feb. 8, a female resident reported being sexually assault at her apartment and said Deosa did work at the building.
As police investigated, they identified Deosa as a suspect and determined that he had several aliases and had been deported from the United States on three occasions.
On Feb. 14, police tracked Deosa down to a residence on Baldwin Street in Waterbury, where he was found hiding in a basement area of the address, police said.
Deosa is being held on a $500,000 bond and has been charged with first-degree sexual assault, first-degree unlawful restraint and third-degree assault on a disabled person.
Deosa is being held on an Immigration Detainer issued by the Department of Homeland Security, according to police.
He will being arraigned today in Waterbury Superior Court on 2/18/14.
