# CBP officer denies rapes in federal trial > Luis Uribe took the stand as jurors heard his denial, prosecutors' accusations, and his own account of paid sex encounters. - Title: CBP officer denies rapes in federal trial · Chicago Sun-Times - Summary: Luis Uribe took the stand as jurors heard his denial, prosecutors' accusations, and his own account of paid sex encounters. The trial now turns on whether… - Keywords: crime, chicago, courts, cbp, sexual assault, news, local, officer, denies, rapes, federal, trial - Source: Chicago Sun-Times — https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/09/15/cbp-officer-tells-jury-he-met-sex-workers-but-never-raped-anyone-then-brags-he-got-a-good-workout-in - Published: 2026-09-16T00:00:30.864+00:00 - Read time: 2 min - Topics: crime, chicago, courts, cbp, sexual assault, news, local ## Officer takes the stand CBP Officer Luis Uribe told jurors he had paid sex with women but denied sexually assaulting anyone during a series of encounters in 2022. > never raped anybody ## A jarring answer When asked if he used work fitness time to leave for one alleged attack, Uribe told the courtroom he still got a workout in. > I still got a good workout in. ## Prosecutor presses him Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Shih challenged the comment, asking if Uribe was describing rape as exercise. Uribe answered that the encounter was consensual. > It wasn’t a rape ## Trial nears decision Uribe testified for a little over an hour at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. Both sides have rested, with closings and jury deliberations next. ## A threat claim Uribe told jurors a woman tied to a Chinese prostitution ring threatened him after he refused to help with immigration matters. > it’s going to be bad for you ## Six alleged attacks Prosecutors accuse Uribe of six attacks in Schaumburg and Naperville between February and October 2022, while he was assigned to O’Hare Airport. ## Federal charges He faces 10 counts of depriving people of civil rights under color of law and one count of brandishing a firearm during a violent crime. ## Defense says no proof Defense attorney Michael Clancy told jurors last week that prosecutors lack evidence Uribe robbed and raped four women. ## Consent defense Uribe said his encounters with sex workers were consensual. He told jurors that no meant no, stop meant stop, and he had never hit a woman. > no means no ## Weapons left behind Uribe testified that when he planned to meet a prostitute after work, he left his handcuffs, baton, knife, and gun behind. > I never threatened to shoot anybody ## Memory gaps emerge Pressed on whether he had sex with specific alleged victims, Uribe said he could not recall each instance but believed he did because he paid for sex. > I paid for sex. So my belief is, I did. ## Immigration job exposed Uribe said one woman learned after their first encounter that he worked in immigration enforcement, then repeatedly asked him for help. > like she hit the jackpot or something ## Buffet meeting described He said he met that woman at a Hoffman Estates seafood buffet, where she had him speak by video app with her boss in China. ## Boss wanted entry According to Uribe, the boss asked how she could enter the United States and bring more women from China, which he tied to pandemic travel limits. > how she could come into the U.S. ## Victims' vulnerability raised Shih noted that all alleged victims were Chinese, did not speak fluent English, and had ties to illegal activity, making them less likely to be believed. > That’s why you preyed on them? ## Uribe denies targeting Uribe pushed back on the prosecutor's theory that he chose women who would struggle to report him or be believed. > I didn’t prey on nobody. ## Key takeaway The trial now turns on whether jurors believe Uribe's consent defense or prosecutors' claim that he used his badge, gun, and victims' vulnerability to assault them.