Former Border Patrol Agent Jason Gamboa Pleaded No Contest in a Child Sexual Assault Case.

 

Former Border Patrol Agent Jason Gamboa Pleaded No Contest in a Child Sexual Assault Case

Jason Edward Gamboa was a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Texas when he became the subject of a criminal case involving the sexual assault of a child.

In November 2012, Gamboa pleaded no contest in the case.

A no-contest plea does not require a defendant to formally admit the allegations, but it permits the court to enter a conviction and impose punishment.

Years later, Gamboa attempted to have records connected to the case expunged.

That effort produced another revealing piece of the public record.

In a 2018 Texas appellate case, the court determined that Gamboa was not eligible for expunction because he had previously served a term of community supervision.

The information available here does not provide enough detail to responsibly state the child's age, the precise criminal statute involved, or the complete circumstances of the abuse. I wouldn't fill in any of those blanks.

What the record does establish is significant enough:

A U.S. Border Patrol agent faced a child sexual assault case, pleaded no contest, served community supervision, and later tried unsuccessfully to have the records expunged.