Hong Kong - A fugitive former US law enforcement officer accused of raping his 12-year-old daughter was due to appear before a Hong Kong court Tuesday to fight his extradition to the US. Body-builder and former policeman Kenneth Freeman, 45, faces a maximum life sentence if convicted of the rape which he is alleged to have filmed and posted on the internet.
He fled to eastern China from Washington State two years ago following his release from bail for the alleged crimes which took place in 2001.
He was one of America's 15 most-wanted fugitives until his arrest at a Hong Kong checkpoint in May.
Police were tipped off that he planned to visit Hong Kong and he was arrested at a land border crossing, putting up a struggle that resulted in four policemen suffering minor injuries.
Following his arrest, Freeman appeared in court in chains and heavily guarded, saying he would contest his extradition to the US.
The video of the assault was one of the most widely downloaded pieces of child pornography in the US for years and Freeman's daughter, now aged 17, went on TV to describe her ordeal.
