Rapist Who Jumped Bail Deported to U.S.
From Times Wire Reports
A sex offender facing a long prison term in the U.S. was ordered deported from Canada.
Robert Walker, 32, was convicted in absentia on Jan. 23 in Connecticut on charges related to the kidnapping and repeated rape of his ex-girlfriend. He faces a maximum of 186 years in prison.
Walker failed to appear in court Jan. 22 in Middletown, Conn., for the end of his trial. Walker’s lawyer said his client entered Canada the same day from New York, jumping his U.S. bail of $200,000.
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