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Fugitive Michael Wiseman Arrested in France for Child Abuse

11/15/2025

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Michael Robert Wiseman, a 51-year-old Arizona fugitive, was arrested in France on November 1.
He faces extradition to the United States for prior sexual exploitation of a minor and for new charges in France of sexually assaulting a child.
Wiseman fled the United States in 2008 on probation and was arrested in Spain in 2009.
Investigators found evidence of ongoing abuse through his emails.

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Story summary

Michael Robert Wiseman, a 51-year-old Arizona fugitive, was arrested in France on November 1.
He faces extradition to the United States for prior sexual exploitation of a minor and for new charges in France of sexually assaulting a child.
Wiseman fled the United States in 2008 on probation and was arrested in Spain in 2009.
Investigators found evidence of ongoing abuse through his emails.