Much is being made in Mexico about an "American" who was arrested for raping 19 women in Mexico. His name is Jorge Alberto Mendez - doesn't sound very American. He’s 42 years old which means he probably was a former illegal alien who got amnesty in 1986. Yet now he is an “American” when he is crossing into Mexico and raping Mexican women.

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A Texas man has been arrested for allegedly raping 19 women across the border in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez, authorities said Monday.

Jorge Alberto Mendez, 42, was arrested Saturday while trying to cross into Mexico from El Paso, Texas, where he lives, said regional Deputy Attorney General Alejandro Pariente.

Pariente said the investigation began in April 2008 with the rape of a 15-year-old girl. Similar cases were subsequently reported.

Pariente said Mendez prowled residential neighborhoods during the day and attacked at night, sometimes entering bedrooms through windows. He allegedly threatened his victims — between 13 and 20 years old — with a gun.

One of the victims managed to write down the license plate number of her assailant, which eventually led to Mendez’s arrest, Pariente said.

Ciudad Juarez, a battleground in Mexico’s drug war, has a history of violence against women.