s the agreement is illegal because the government did not protect the “Congressionally mandated rights of victims before it entered this agreement.” Alicia Valle, special counsel for the U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Florida, said in an e-mail that the U.S. Attorney's Office will respond in court

ing they are underage. The charges carry various statutory penalities ranging from 10 years to life, with a minimum mandatory of at least 10 years. Alicia Valle, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami, declined comment. Expert: Feds take few sex-assault cases HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013432 --- PAGE BR