A 42-year-old Eden Prairie man, Luis Gonzalo Haro Chavez, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a victim under 14. The 120-month sentence was handed down Feb. 6 in Hennepin County District Court, concluding a case that ultimately involved his arrest in Ecuador and extradition back to the United States.
Sentence, prison time and conditions
Judge Marta M. Chou imposed a 120-month prison term, granting a durational departure from the presumptive sentence, according to court records. Haro Chavez received 368 days of credit for time served and will remain under supervision long after he leaves prison: he faces 10 years of conditional release and must register as a predatory offender, provide a DNA sample and permanently give up the right to possess firearms or ammunition, as reported by Eden Prairie Local News.
The Minnesota Department of Corrections lists Haro Chavez as incarcerated at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-St. Cloud, with an anticipated release date of Oct. 6, 2031 and a sentence expiration of Oct. 6, 2041, according to the same reporting.
Capture and extradition
According to Ecuadorian reporting, Haro Chavez was detained on Feb. 4, 2025 in Macas, Morona Santiago, and later extradited to the United States in November 2025. Ecuadorian outlets report that the extradition involved cooperation among the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador, the FBI and U.S. Marshals, as detailed by Primicias.
Court timeline and custody
A criminal complaint alleges the assault occurred May 22, 2024, at an apartment on Chestnut Drive in Eden Prairie. A warrant was issued May 24, 2024, after investigators linked his vehicle to Illinois and the charge was filed. Authorities took Haro Chavez into custody on Nov. 20, 2025, when they executed the outstanding warrant, and at his first court appearance on Nov. 21 a judge set bail at $1,000,000. He remained in custody through sentencing, Eden Prairie Local News reported.
Legal consequences
Under Minnesota law, a conviction for first-degree criminal sexual conduct triggers predatory-offender registration and related post-release obligations. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension states that registrants must provide DNA, photos and fingerprints and are required to keep their information current. Courts may also bar certain violent offenders from possessing firearms under Minnesota statute 609.165, which can impose lifetime restrictions and criminal penalties for violations, according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.
