Thai police arrest American fleeing 25-year jail term

In custody: Mudaliar (centre) being led by officers after being arrested at a condominium building in Bangkok. — AFP

Police have arrested an American who fled a 25-year jail sentence in the United States for kidnapping, sex trafficking and other crimes, officers said.

Selva Delano Mudaliar was jailed for at least 25 years by a court in the US state of Oregon in March this year, according to a Thai police statement, on 11 counts that also included strangulation and coercion.