"French authorities have arrested a fugitive charged with child sex abuse who spent nearly 14 years on the run after escaping US authorities twice, a source close to the case told AFP Friday. The source said French authorities arrested Michael Wiseman, 51, on November 1 and charged him with sexually assaulting his adopted son, confirming an earlier statement from US police in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he was first arrested in 2008 for sexual exploitation of a minor."
"In 2008, he cut off an ankle bracelet and fled to Spain before he was found, extradited and sentenced after pleading guilty, only to escape again in 2012 while on probation. He was traced to Vietnam, Poland and ultimately France, where he was found living in Kilstett, north of Strasbourg, under a false identity. During the investigations, US police searches of Wiseman's email found evidence that he was sexually abusing his 10-year-old adopted child, which the FBI reported to French authorities."
Michael Wiseman, 51, was arrested in Kilstett near Strasbourg on November 1 and charged with sexually assaulting his adopted son. He spent nearly 14 years on the run after escaping US authorities twice. In 2008 he cut off an ankle bracelet and fled to Spain, was later extradited and sentenced after pleading guilty, then escaped again in 2012 while on probation. He was traced to Vietnam, Poland and ultimately France, where he lived under a false identity. US arrest warrants remain active. US police found email evidence of sexual abuse of a 10-year-old adopted child, the FBI alerted French authorities, and authorities are determining whether an eight-year-old child was also harmed. An investigation is underway in Strasbourg.
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