A convicted child sexual predator in Arapahoe County was on the run for eight years before authorities recently found and apprehended him in Mexico.

David Anthony Jaramillo, 38, pleaded guilty in Arapahoe County District Court on June 13, 2017, on a felony charge of sexual exploitation of a minor. Before his sentencing hearing in August 2017, Jaramillo fled. He’s been wanted as a fugitive since.

Now, after the FBI reopened the case in a three month investigation, authorities found Jaramillo, who is now back in the Arapahoe County Detention Facility custody, according to an Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office news release on Monday.

Officials said authorities apprehended Jaramillo in Leon, Mexico, then transferred him to Harris County, Texas on Aug. 24. Officials believe the convicted escapee spent three years in Mexico.

Jaramillo arrived back in Denver on Sept. 8. He was seen with officers walking through Denver International Airport.

Jaramillo’s case goes back to 2016, when an undercover Denver Police Department officer posed online as a 14-year-old girl from Aurora. Jaramillo attempted to meet who he thought was a teenage girl for sex, before an Aurora Police Department officer arrested him without incident, according to authorities.

“Jaramillo stated he was 21 years old and was looking for someone to travel with and engage in sexual intercourse,” officials said.

Jaramillo’s charges in Arapahoe County aren’t the only one he must face.

In fact, Jaramillo has active warrants in Weld County for felony menacing, assault and child abuse. Jefferson County issued arrest warrants to Jaramillo for child prostitution, sex assault on a child and internet luring of a child, according to authorities.

It isn’t clear what charges Jaramillo might face for eluding law enforcement for nearly a decade.

“This arrest sends a clear message: those who prey on children and try to evade justice will eventually be found,” Arapahoe Sheriff Tyler Brown said in a statement.

18th Judicial District Attorney Amy Padden shared the sheriff’s sentiment, warning criminals this arrest “shows that no matter how long you run, you can’t hide forever.”

Involved law enforcement agencies included FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force, FBI agents in Mexico, Mexican law enforcement and private sector partners.

“Protecting children is a top priority of the FBI, and we aggressively investigate child predators and pursue criminal cases against them,” FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge Mark Michalek said in the release. “In this case, the offender thought he could escape justice.”

“Now,” he said, “the perpetrator will face the consequences of his actions.”