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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

3-D Printed Gun Promoter, Cody Wilson, Is Charged With Sexual Assault of Child [nytimes.com] (archive [archive.org])

Cody Wilson, whose push to post blueprints for 3-D printed guns online [nytimes.com] has made him a key figure in the national gun control debate, was charged on Wednesday with sexually assaulting a child in Texas.

But law enforcement officers said they were having trouble finding Mr. Wilson, who missed a flight back to the United States from Taipei, Taiwan, his last known location. During a news conference [www.pscp.tv] on Wednesday, Cmdr. Troy Officer of the Austin Police Department said that a warrant had been filed for Mr. Wilson's arrest and that local detectives were working with national and international partners to find him.

Mr. Wilson, 30, is accused of having sex with a 16-year-old girl at a hotel in Austin on Aug. 15 and paying her $500 in cash, according to an affidavit filed in Travis County. The girl told the police that she had met Mr. Wilson through the website SugarDaddyMeet.com, where he was using the screen name "Sanjuro," the affidavit says.

[...] She and Mr. Wilson, who identified himself to the girl, exchanged phone numbers and then continued messaging each other, sharing at least one explicit photo apiece, according to the affidavit. During one conversation, Mr. Wilson described himself as a "big deal," the affidavit says.

[...] Neither Mr. Wilson nor his lawyer in the sexual assault case responded to a request for comment. The Austin police said a friend of the victim had told Mr. Wilson before he left for Taiwan that he was under investigation.

Taiwan does not have an extradition treaty [wikipedia.org] with the United States.

Looks like someone else will have to take on the job of defending file sharing in court.

Also at CNN [cnn.com] and NPR [npr.org].

Previously: [Updated] Defense Distributed Releasing Gun Plans, President Trump "Looking Into" It [soylentnews.org]
Federal Judge Imposes Preliminary Injunction Against Defense Distributed's DEFCAD [soylentnews.org]
3D Gun File Downloads Blocked; Selling Begins Instead [soylentnews.org]

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