Arizona Fugitive Convicted in US Sex Crimes Case Arrested in France After Years on the Run

The Scottsdale Police Department in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Nov. 14, 2025. Sejal Govindarao/AP PhotoPHOENIX—An Arizona man who fled the United States years ago while on probation for sex crime convictions was arrested earlier this month in France, where he was charged with sexually assaulting a child, authorities said.Michael Robert Wiseman, 51, was living in Kilstett in northeastern France when he arrested Nov. 1. Investigators discovered Wiseman had traveled to Vietnam and Poland before settling in France.