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By Luis Martinez
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A man living in Harvard who was previously convicted of sexually assaulting a child has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for “unlawfully re-entering the United States after multiple deportations,” federal authorities announced Wednesday.Francisco Hernandez-Ramos, 51, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty earlier this year in federal court in Rockford to one count of unlawful reentry after removal, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Northern Illinois District, Western Division.A native of Mexico, Hernandez-Ramos “was unlawfully present in the United States on Aug. 7, 2021,” when Harvard police found him, authorities said in the release. He had been deported from the U.S. five times and has also previously been convicted of illegal entry and illegal reentry of a removed alien, according to the release.He is “expected to face removal proceedings following imprisonment,” according to the release. Hernandez-Ramos was sent to prison in 2022 for six year