ICE arrests Canadian fugitive hiding in US for 3 decades over child sex offences

Ca adia
fugitive
wa ted
si ce
1991
a ested
i
Califo i.

A
Ca adia
ma
wa ted
fo
mo e
tha
th ee
decades
i
co ectio
with
child
sexual
assault
allegatio s
has
bee
a ested
i
Califo ia
by
US
fede al
immig atio
autho ities.Cha les
Pete
Billo e,
64,
was
take
i to
custody
i
Sa ta
C uz
by
office s
f om
the
U.S.
Immig atio
a d
Customs
E fo ceme t
(ICE)
Sa
F a cisco
Field
Office,
afte
bei g
located
i
the
a ea.
Ca adia
autho ities
had
bee
sea chi g
fo
him
si ce
1991.ICE’s
E fo ceme t
a d
Removal
Ope atio s
office
i
Sa
F a cisco
co fi med
that
age ts
ca ied
out
the
a est
a d
that
Billo e
is
ow
i
fede al
custody.

Wa ted
i
Ca ada
si ce
1991

Billo e
was
fi st
a ested
i
Ca ada
i
1991
o
cha ges
i cludi g
two
cou ts
of
sexual
assault
a d
two
cou ts
of
sexual
i te fe e ce,
acco di g
to
Ca adia
media
epo ts.He
was
eleased
afte
ag eei g
to
appea
i
cou t
but
allegedly
failed
to
atte d
a d
late
disappea ed.

Located
a d
a ested
i
Califo ia

ICE
office s
f om
the
Sa
F a cisco
Field
Office
eve tually
located
Billo e
i
Sa ta
C uz,
Califo ia,
decades
afte
he
we t
missi g
f om
Ca adia
autho ities.He
is
cu e tly
bei g
held
i
ICE
custody
while
US
officials
p oceed
with
emoval
p oceedi gs.Autho ities
also
said
Billo e
has
p io
co victio s
i volvi g
stole
p ope ty,
assault,
a d
d ug- elated
offe ces.Officials
have
ot
eleased
details
o
how
he
was
t acked
dow .