A former Queen Creek massage therapist, Godfrey Diaz Romero, has been arrested after fleeing the country in 2020. Diaz Romero, age 63, is accused sexually assaulting two clients.
Diaz Romero was arrested by the U.S. Marshal Service in Sonora, Mexico and was deported back to the United States. Romero was wanted by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for Sexual Assault, Kidnapping, Sexual Abuse, and Fraudulent Schemes.
“The arrest of Romero is the result of a thorough investigation by Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office detectives with significant assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service and Mexican law enforcement,” said Acting U.S. Marshal Van Bayless. “Although it is not unusual to track and arrest fugitives years after they flee to foreign countries, it is gratifying when people like Romero are arrested and returned to the U.S. to face their crimes.”
It is alleged that in July of 2020, Romero, was charged with (1) count of Sex Assault, (2) counts of Sexual Abuse, (1) count of Kidnapping, (2) counts of Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices, and (2) counts of Unlawful Advertisement of Massage Therapy. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Romero charging him with multiple felonies and misdemeanors.
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and Maricopa County Attorney’s Office requested the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service WANTED Violent Offenders Task Force in locating and arresting Romero. When the investigation pointed that he fled to Mexico, the U.S. Marshals Service contacted Mexican Law Enforcement and requested assistance in locating and returning Romero back to the United States.