FBI names Franklin fugitive to 'Most Wanted' list

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seeking the public's help in locating a man wanted for allegedly raping a child in 2011.

The FBI renewed its public announcement in the search for 55-year-old Eleuterio Suarez, whose last known location was Mexico in 2016, adding him to their "Most Wanted" list.

Suarez, who is also known as Eleuterio Jimenez Suarez, Eleuterio Suarez Jimenez or Eleuteri Suarez, is wanted for crimes against an unidentified then 9-year-old girl in Franklin.

In 2014, Suarez was charged with five counts of rape of a child, three counts of aggravated sexual battery, and solicitation to commit rape of a child, and in 2015 a federal arrest warrant was issued for Suarez after he was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Law enforcement believe that Suarez may be or have been in Veracruz, Mexico and has worked as a taxi driver.

The FBI asks that anyone with information about Suarez or his whereabouts to contact the FBI Memphis Field Office at (901) 747-4300 or the FBI Nashville Resident Agency at (615) 232-7500. Tips can also be submitted online at tips.fbi.gov.