Felipe Vazquez‚ a former pitcher for the Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates‚ was “deported to Venezuela earlier this month more than two years after he was convicted of statutory sexual assault‚ sexual abuse of children‚ and child pornography and other charges in Pennsylvania‚” Fox News reports. Vazquez‚ 32‚ was an MLB all-star in 2018 and 2019. ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Philadelphia deported Vazquez on December 1st. “Rivero Blanco’s removal demonstrates ERO Philadelphia’s commitment to protecting U.S. persons from predators regardless of their public persona or status‚” ERO Philadelphia Field Office Director Cammilla Wamsley said in a statement‚ according to Fox News. “ICE in Philadelphia has deported former MLB All Star pitcher Felipe Vazquez back to Venezuela. He was previously convicted of statutory sexual assault of a minor‚ sexual abuse of a child‚ child porn‚ &; other charges in Pennsylvania after he had sex w/ a 13-year-old girl‚” Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin wrote. NEW: ICE in Philadelphia has deported former MLB All Star pitcher Felipe Vazquez back to Venezuela. He was previously convicted of statutory sexual assault of a minor‚ sexual abuse of a child‚ child porn‚ &; other charges in Pennsylvania after he had sex w/ a 13-year-old girl. pic.twitter.com/UWNMQkQy4I — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) December 11‚ 2023 Fox News reports: Officials lodged an immigration detainer notice of action with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections in November 2021. It was six months after he was convicted of the charges. The two-time MLB All-Star was sentenced to 2-4 years in prison in August 2021. The sentence included two years of probation. He was initially charged in September 2019 with statutory sexual assault‚ unlawful contact with a minor‚ corruption of minors‚ and indecent assault of a person younger in connection with an alleged inappropriate relationship he had with a 13-year-old in 2017 who reached out to him on social media. In November 2019‚ he was slammed with 21 additional charges after investigators said they found evidence of child pornography on his phone and laptop in connection to the same case. Federal ICE agents have deported former Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez — who is currently serving a prison sentence for sexually assaulting a young girl. MORE: https://t.co/p5spfLd6dA pic.twitter.com/f1F8J8IU7q — OutKick (@Outkick) December 11‚ 2023 Outkick added: During the trial‚ Vazquez’s defense team insisted he was unaware of the victim’s age. They discussed the yearly training he received from MLB since he moved to the United States from Venezuela in 2008. And Vazquez testified he learned a variety of things in those training sessions — from speaking English to managing social media accounts. The two-time All-Star claimed that training taught him to verify the age of anyone he comes into contact with on social media. He told the jury he asked the alleged victim how old she was and even requested photo identification before engaging in sexual conversations with her. But both sides agreed he made the hour-long drive from Pittsburgh to Scottsdale‚ Penn.‚ to have sex with the girl in August 2017. He continued to exchange explicit photographs and videos with the victim for the next two years The girl‚ now 17‚ admitted to telling Vazquez she was 17 when they first started chatting. She denied sending him a photograph of a fake ID. Felipe Vazquez began his career with the Washington Nationals in 2015. They traded him to Pittsburgh in 2016‚ but the Pirates ultimately placed him on the restricted list in 2019 due to these allegations.