3D-printed gun company owner is arrested in Taiwan after being accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in Austin and fleeing America
3D gun company owner Cody R. Wilson, 30, was arrested at a hotel in Taipei, Taiwan, at 6pm local time Friday
He was wanted by police in Texas for allegedly paying a 16-year-old girl $500 for sex after they met online
Wilson has been in Taiwan since September 6 and missed a scheduled return flight Wednesday
A realtor in Taipei told police Wilson on Thursday signed a lease on a studio apartment and paid first month’s rent
His passport has been voided, clearing the way for his deportation to the US
By SNEJANA FARBEROV
DAILYMAIL.COM
21 September 2018
The owner of a controversial Texas-based company specializing in untraceable 3D printed guns was arrested in Taipei, Taiwan, on Friday after being accused of having sex with an underage girl in exchange for money.
Taiwan News reported that police arrested Cody Wilson in Taipei City’s Wanhua District, a day after the US Marshal Service released information that the 30-year-old businessman was wanted for the alleged August 15 sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl her met online and paid $500 for sex.
The Taiwanese paper reported that the Texan had arrived in Taipei on September 6 and initially checked into the high-end Mandarin Oriental Hotel, but he checked out the next day and left by taxi.
As news of the allegations against Wilson spread, police in Taiwan launched a search for the American fugitive.
On Thursday, they got a tip from a real estate agent saying that Wilson had signed a six-month lease on a studio apartment and paid the first month’s rent of $620.
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