Overview
- French authorities arrested Michael Robert Wiseman, 51, in Kilstett on Nov. 1 and charged him with sexually assaulting his adopted son.
- The Strasbourg prosecutor confirmed an active investigation, with French proceedings taking precedence before any U.S. extradition.
- Scottsdale police and the FBI say searches of Wiseman’s email revealed videos indicating abuse of his 10-year-old adopted child, which were shared with French investigators.
- Wiseman previously fled U.S. custody twice, was arrested in Spain in 2009, extradited to Arizona, pleaded guilty to attempted sexual exploitation of a child and escape, and was sentenced in 2012 to lifetime probation.
- Investigators traced him through Vietnam and Poland, say he adopted two children in Vietnam and obtained a Polish passport under an alias, and report a pilot-license application in Spain tipped off authorities to his identity.