Sex abuse suspect sent back to US

A suspected child sexual abuser from the United States who fled to China was sent back by Chinese police on Monday, the Ministry of Public Security said.

According to the ministry, the police handed the suspect over to US law enforcement officials at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Monday afternoon, where officers from the US Justice Department took him into custody to escort him back to the US to face trial.

The suspect, whose name was withheld, is a US citizen and came to China on a tourist visa, the authorities said.