A 48-year-old Hungarian man arrested in Győr and wanted by the authorities over child pornography has been extradited to the United States, the National Bureau of Investigation of Hungary’s Rapid Response Police told police.hu on Monday.
Hungarian man handed over to the FBI
According to the statement, US authorities had been pursuing multiple proceedings against the man for several years over the possession of child pornography, after videos of that nature were found on electronic devices seized from him.
The Hungarian had been on the run for four years, prompting speculation that he may have sought refuge in Hungary. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) asked the Hungarian authorities for help in tracking him down at the beginning of this year.
He was eventually arrested in Győr on March 17, when it emerged that he had lived in the city for two years.
The Budapest-Capital Regional Court ordered his extradition detention on March 18, after which the Hungarian justice authorities ordered his extradition.
In the early hours of August 28, Hungarian police officers handed him over to representatives of the US authorities at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport. The defendant is being taken to Florida before being transferred to a correctional facility. The US proceedings against him can therefore continue while he remains in custody, the statement said.
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