SA: American man cleared for return to the US

AAP General News (Australia)
12-15-2006
SA: American man cleared for return to the US

An Adelaide court has cleared the way for an American man to be extradited .. to face
sexual torture charges in the United States.

51-year-old JAMES LEROY DAVIE .. from Hamilton in Alabama .. has been held in custody
in Adelaide since his arrest in September.

He's been charged in the US with first-degree rape .. sexual torture and first-degree
sodomy .. in 2004.

US authorities allege he fled the country .. after he was released on bail prior to his trial.

In the Adelaide Magistrates Court today .. Magistrate SIMON MILAZZO has ruled DAVIE
is eligible to be surrendered to US authorities.

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KEYWORD: DAVIE (ADELAIDE)

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