Taiwan – -(AmmoLand.com)- Taiwanese authorities have arrested and jailed Cody Wilson the owner of a Defense Distributed the Texas company that sells the data files for printable 3-D-printed guns.
Cody Wilson is suspected of having sex with a 16-year-old Texas minor that he met through an online dating website.
The Taiwan National Immigration Agency said Cody Wilson was arrested Friday, September 19th, 2018, at a Taipei hotel after the U.S. government voided his passport.
Taiwanese immigration officials now are negotiating with the American embassy in Taipei on how to proceed on deporting Wilson to the United States, a spokesman for the local immigration agency said.
Because Cody Wilson’s U.S. passport is now invalid, he has no legal basis to stay in Taiwan under local laws, the agency said in a statement.
Washington and Taipei do not have an extradition treaty that would facilitate a deportation, but the two governments do cooperate on security issues, and U.S. relations with Taiwan have improved under President Trump.
“Our agency will coordinate with the American Institute in Taiwan [acting as U.S. embassy] to arrange for the travel documents to be issued as soon as possible and arrange for his return to his country as soon as possible in an appropriate manner,” the Taiwanese agency statement said.
Texas police began investigating Wilson on Aug. 22nd, 2018, shortly after the 16-year-old accuser’s counselor tipped them off about the alleged sexual assault. Wilson had just filed multiple lawsuits against two (2) state Governors and three (3) state attorney Generals over public access to 3d data files. Lawyers representing those cases do not believe this separate charge will have any deterrent effect on how these cases proceed.
Investigators said Wilson left the country shortly after a friend informed him that the victim had spoken to police. Cody Wilson faces a potential 20-year prison sentence if convicted.
Dam fool! This guys profile is so high that a pimple on his nose would have brought the Feds down on his head. He should have known better than to assume he was in the clear on anything, much less statutory rape. It is incredible how men are constantly getting their dicks caught in the door. He deserves to go to jail not for rape but for stupidity.
If you dare stand against the government, they’ll dig up every bit of dirt in your life and make it up if they can’t find any. Just look at Kavanaugh as an example.
What a bunch of complete typical Gov’t antics!! Folks, some things just never change. Enough is enough!!
How is the young slut a ‘victim’ of Wilson? He didn’t grab her off the street and rape her . He didn’t force her to sign up on the site and lie about her age. His only crime was in not insisting on seeing proof of age (which could be easily forged anyway). The ‘victim’ here is the man that got ensnared in a set up. I sincerely hope that Wilson files suit against her, the friends that knew she was under age and her parents who are still responsible for the under age delinquent.
Make the STATE mad at you and then thumb your nose at them.
Bad things can happen to you.
Strings had to be pulled at a high level to get a relatively minor felony warrant served out side the country in such a short time table.
Whether one approves or disapproves of whatever reason Cody was using that site someone needs to get the date the alleged “minor” signed up on the service. If that information is withheld it’s a setup.