With the coordination of prosecutors and in close cooperation with the Cyber ​​Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, a 66-year-old US citizen, who had been on the international wanted list since 1992, was detained in the Kyiv region.

This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the press center of the Prosecutor General’s Office.

According to US law enforcement, the detainee, working as a kindergarten director in Pima County, Arizona, committed a series of sexual crimes against four children aged 4 to 9 between 1984 and 1991. By the time of his sentencing by the Arizona Supreme Court, he had left the US and was evading prosecution by using forged documents in the name of a Mexican citizen.

The location of the wanted man was established through the use of digital technologies, in particular the analysis of data from open sources. In Ukraine, the man lived under fictitious personal data in a private house in the Kyiv region .

After identifying the person, law enforcement officers conducted a search and detained him at his place of actual residence.

Prosecutors are currently preparing a motion to the court for temporary arrest in order to further resolve the issue of his extradition. According to information provided by the competent US authorities, the detainee is charged with 15 counts of criminal law.

“The Prosecutor General’s Office will continue to ensure the proper implementation of international legal cooperation in the field of criminal justice, in particular regarding the extradition of persons who have committed serious crimes, including those that encroach on the sexual freedom and integrity of children,” the Ukrainian side emphasizes.

Author:  Iryna Dashkivska Джерело: https://censor.net/ua/p3559812

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