PHOENIX — A fugitive who pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor and evaded law enforcement multiple times over 17 years has finally been arrested, the Scottsdale Police Department announced Friday.

Michael Wiseman was arrested in France on Nov. 1 in connection with a 2008 abuse case originating in Scottsdale, police said.

Wiseman had previously cut off his ankle monitor and fled the U.S. while under court-ordered supervision. However in 2009, Wiseman was arrested in Spain and extradited to the U.S., where he pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of second-degree escape and was sentenced in 2012.

However, he fled the country again while out on probation.

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