Former Wisconsin resident arrested after fleeing to Mexico, extradited back to face sexual assault of a child charges
WEST BEND, Wis. (WFRV) – A 52-year-old man who fled to Mexico in 2020 after facing serious sexual assault allegations was arrested and transported back to the United States.
According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, former Kewaskum resident Ingmar Adir Chew Moran, who had fled to Mexico in 2020 to avoid prosecution on serious sexual assault of a child charges, is now in custody in the Washington County Jail.
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Tim Kemps from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Chew appeared in court on Friday on the outstanding warrant and was given a $1,000,000 cash bond. He faces 140 years in prison on charges of repeated sexual assault of a child and sexual assault of a child under the age of 16. Further charges are anticipated involving a second victim.
According to a release, on December 18, 2020, the Kewaskum Police Department requested assistance from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office with the sexual assault investigation that they had been working on.
Hours later, investigators conducted a search warrant at Chew’s Timblin Drive apartment. It was quickly learned Chew had fled to Mexico earlier that day.
Over the next three years, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office worked closely with the FBI, the US Department of Justice International Affairs Criminal Division, the Washington County District Attorney’s Office, Mexican Authorities, and many more.
Eventually, Chew was arrested in Monterrey, Mexico, in November 2023 and remained in a prison in Mexico City until Wednesday, when he was flown to Chicago by FBI agents.
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At that time, he was turned over to the Chicago Police Department. Chew had waived extradition to Wisconsin on Thursday and was taken into custody by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office at the Cook County Jail.
Washington County Sheriff Martin Schulteis issued a lengthy statement regarding the incident.
The process to obtain approval for Mexico to extradite one of their citizens is a long, arduous, and often frustrating process but in the end, hard work and tenacity paid off in the interest of justice.
I was there the night of the search warrant back in 2020 and cannot describe the emotions we all experienced when we learned that Chew had narrowly avoided capture.
Naturally, we all doubted whether we would ever see him again. My heart goes out to these victims and am hopeful that they will experience some level of peace knowing he is now back to answer these charges.
Based on the high cash bail given, I am confident he will remain in our jail for the remainder of the justice process.
Washington County Sheriff Martin Schulteis
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Officials said that at the victim’s request, no additional details will be released at this time.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says they would like to extend their gratitude to all the partners who assisted in this case.
