Immigration agents on Monday arrested an elderly American wanted for child pornography in the United States.
Christopher Wayne Walker, 60, was arrested in his home at Barangay Darasa, Tanauan City in Batangas province, at the request of the US Embassy in Manila.
Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said the embassy informed the Bureau of Immigration of Walker’s presence in the Philippines and his record as a sex offender.
Courts in Burnet County and Bend County in Texas have issued warrants for Walker’s arrest for jumping bail and promoting child pornography, Morente said.
The immigration bureau issued a summary deportation order for Walker.
Morente said the deportation order, dated April 23, was issued because Walker was a risk to public safety. —JULIE M. AURELIO