FBI arrests fugitive scuba instructor on sex charges

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The fugitive had been working as a diving instructor in Cozumel (Ricraider)
The fugitive had been working as a diving instructor in Cozumel (Ricraider)
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A scuba-diving instructor living and working on the Caribbean resort island of Cozumel in Mexico has been arrested by FBI officers on multiple charges of aggravated sexual assault on a minor.

According to law-enforcement authorities in the USA, Rogelio ‘Christopher’ Guadalupe Gonzalez, 50, had been on the run for the past 13 years, having fled from north Texas in 2012. 

Arrested: Christopher Gonzalez (Johnson County DA's Office)
Christopher Gonzalez (Johnson County DA’s Office)

He was taken back to the state under the USA’s “Project Welcome Home” initiative, which funds round-trip overseas travel for two law-enforcement officers and a one-way trip for an extradited or deported fugitive. Gonzalez is now awaiting trial in Johnson County Jail.

“This arrest demonstrated our office’s unwavering commitment to pursuing justice – no matter how long it takes or how far a fugitive may run,” stated Johnson County assistant district attorney Christy May.

“We are grateful to our federal law-enforcement partners for their assistance in returning this fugitive so that he can finally stand trial.” 

Also on Divernet: Cornered British dive pros finally plead guilty, Manslaughter sentences for British dive pair, Dive-shop owner given 27 years for sex-abuse, Dive instructor ate incriminating SD card

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George Maddison
George Maddison
10 months ago

Where can I buy these glasses?

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