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Cop fleeing sex charge can't be extradited, says prosecutor
SaturdayANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) A former policeman charged with having sex with a 17-year-old from the department's youth program cannot be extradited from his native England, an Orange County prosecutor said Friday.
Jason David Rosewarne, 31, who ran the Anaheim Police Explorers program for students 14 to 21, was charged Oct. 25 with one felony count of oral copulation with a minor, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors learned Thursday that Rosewarne, who was born in Britain and has dual citizenship, recently moved with his family to the London area. Prosecutors initially said they would seek extradition, and the judge issued a warrant for his arrest.
But since Rosewarne's alleged sex crime is not illegal in England, extradition laws prevent his arrest and return to the United States, Deputy District Attorney Dan Hess said Friday.
Authorities said the incident allegedly occurred after the married father of two drove the girl home from an Explorer event Aug. 22.
If convicted, Rosewarne faces up to three years in prison. He was free on $10,000 bail.
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