Success Stories: ICE & Hong Kong Police Arrest Top Ten Fugitive

Objective: Continue to Protect our Nation from Dangerous People

Situation		Action
Kenneth Freeman repeatedly molests his minor daughter and posts videos of the abuse online November, 2005: Freeman is charged in Washington State, released on bond, flees U.S. December, 2006: Freeman is profiled on America's Most Wanted (AMW); U.S. Marshals and ICE name him to their 'Most Wanted' lists		AMW episode leads the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to identify Freeman as the producer of a series of pornographic videos featuring a minor child Jan 24, 2007: federal grand juries in Oregon and Washington indict Freeman for transportation of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity, and sexual exploitation of children
Result
ICE Attaché Beijing confirms through Chinese authorities that Freeman is in China (PRC) Apr 24, 2007: ICE Attaché Beijing and Chinese Ministry of Public Safety monitor Freeman's travel to Hong Kong which still has an extradition treaty with U.S.; ICE Attaché Hong Kong alerted May 2, 2007: Hong Kong police arrest Freeman Freeman is returned to U.S. following extradition
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