US Marshals returns him to Georgia to face child molestation charges
Durrant Pate/ Contributor
A man wanted in northern Georgia on multiple child molestation charges was deported from Jamaica this past weekend.
He is Charles Rainey, 71, who had been on the run for 11 years until he was nabbed in Jamaica. He has been brought back to Atlanta, Georgia to face trial.
A warrant was issued for Rainey in December 2011 in relation to charges of aggravated child molestation, child molestation and sexual battery in Paulding County, Georgia. On November 15 this year, the Jamaican police took Rainey into custody without incident.
During an interview at Barnett Police Station in Montego Bay, St James, Rainey acknowledged his identity and admitted that he had overstayed his visa. The visa he was issued in 2011 was only valid for six months.
The US Marshals Service (USMS) is the primary federal agency responsible for tracking and extraditing fugitives are apprehended in foreign countries and wanted for prosecution in the US. The agency has four foreign field offices in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Colombia, and Mexico.
With no jurisdiction outside of the US, the USMS is constantly networking to establish and improve relationships with foreign governments to enhance its ability to apprehend fugitives seeking refuge in foreign countries.
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