A man who allegedly raped a child in France has been arrested in Liverpool, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said.

Sri Lankan national Sujanth Ketheeswararasa, 30, was detained by officers from the NCA’s National Extradition Unit in Liverpool city centre on Wednesday after an investigation traced him there. The NCA said Ketheeswararasa has been accused of raping a young girl in France, and is wanted by the French authorities.

Clare Meehan from the NCA’s Joint International Crime Centre said: “There is no greater priority for the NCA than protecting children from sexual abuse. Working with partners at home and abroad we traced and located the suspect and executed his arrest.”

Ketheeswararasa appeared at court in London on Thursday and was remanded in custody while extradition proceedings

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