Father Detained by ICE Has Sex Crime Charges Dismissed

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After Guilherme Lemes Cardoso E Silva was detained by immigration agents in July, he faced two charges of child sexual exploitation

Some three months later, the case was dismissed without prejudice but an investigation is still underway, authorities say

"The trauma lingers, but so does gratitude," Silva tells PEOPLE

An artist from Brazil was detained by federal agents earlier this year and later faced two charges of child sexual exploitation unrelated to his immigration case, which he and his wife denied.

Some three months later, that case has been dismissed without prejudice, PEOPLE confirms, though authorities say they are still investigating and could bring charges again.

In late July, 35-year-old Guilherme Lemes Cardoso E Silva was accused in Washington state of po