JAKARTA, June 16 — A US national wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation over a bitcoin scam has been arrested in Indonesia and charged under a child protection law for suspected sex crimes, Indonesian police said today. Russ Albert Medlin was arrested at his residence in Jakarta yesterday...
Tuesday, 16 Jun 2020 07:49 PM MYT
Russ Albert Medlin, a US national and FBI fugitive, is seen under arrest on charges of sexually abusing minors, according to a spokesman from the Jakarta police, in Jakarta, Indonesia June 16, 2020. — Antara Foto pic via Reuters JAKARTA, June 16 — A US national wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation over a bitcoin scam has been arrested in Indonesia and charged under a child protection law for suspected sex crimes, Indonesian police said today.
Russ Albert Medlin was arrested at his residence in Jakarta yesterday after police questioned three minors, and he was suspected of sex crimes, Jakarta police spokesman Yusri Yunus told a streamed news conference.Reuters was unable to contact Medlin or to find out whether he had legal representation. The US Embassy in Jakarta did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.
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