YUMA, Ariz. (AP) - Federal authorities say a Mexican man who's a deported sex offender has been arrested in Arizona.

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma Sector say Candelario Aldaba-De la Cerda was taken into custody early Sunday near San Luis, Ariz., for illegally re-entering the United States. He was later transported to the Yuma Station for processing.

Authorities say Aldaba was a previously deported sex offender with a record of sexual assault with a minor in the state of Washington.

They say his felony conviction netted him a 51-month jail term with 48 months of supervised release. Aldaba had also been ordered removed from the country as an aggravated felon in 2004.