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 News from Around the Americas | April 2006 
Alleged Pedophile could be Extradited to Mexico
 Wire services/El Universal
| | Businessman and accused sex offender Jean Succar Kuri |
A U.S. federal court in Arizona on Tuesday authorized the extradition to Mexico of businessman and accused sex offender Jean Succar Kuri, authorities said.
Judge David Duncan ruled that probable cause exists for the arrest warrants issued for Succar Kuri by the Mexican government, and therefore he authorized the extradition, said U.S. Attorney´s office spokesman Sandy Raynor.
Duncan called a hearing to review the status of the accused and then announced his decision.
It is expected that the magistrate will issue a written ruling on the matter within the next month.
Beginning now, the U.S. government will have 60 days to extradite the Lebanese-born Mexican citizen, who has been linked with abuse of minors.
Succar Kuri, 59, was arrested in Chandler, Arizona, on Feb. 5, 2004, after a traffic violation.
Authorities of the state of Quintana Roo ordered his arrest in November 2003 on charges of rape and corruption of minors.
Mexican authorities say the accused hosted parties in Mexico at which clients paid to have sex with minors, some as young as 6.
In addition, the alleged pedophile is accused of sexually abusing minors starting in 1996 in the Caribbean resort city of Cancún, which is in Quintana Roo.
Succar Kuri, whose nickname is "El Johnny," settled in California, where he owned several restaurants, but after the Mexican extradition request, he became the target of an intense manhunt.
Journalist Lydia Cacho mentioned Succar Kuri in her book "Demons of Eden" which reports on child sex trafficking in Quintana Roo.
It was her reference to textile magnate Kamel Nacif in connection with Succar Kuri that led to her incarceration in Puebla in February on defamation charges. |
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