Dual US/Taiwan citizen fired following media report

Lu was convicted of three counts of child molestation in 2004 and rated as a Level III, a high-risk offender

Taiwan News 
Date: 2017/10/29
By: Maggie Huang, Taiwan News, Staff Writer


TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A US/Taiwan dual citizen wanted by US police as a child sex offender has been fired following investigation after a Taiwanese media report alerted the authorities that he has been hired to teach children English in Taipei.

The Department of Education of Taipei City Government requested the cram school to investigate Wesley Lu,and make a background check according to Article 9 of the Supplementary Education Act following a media report that revealed him as a wanted child sex offender in the US.

Lu was convicted of three counts of child molestation in 2004 and facing trial for another in 2006. He was rated as a Level III, a high-risk offender by Bellevue Police Department. A warrant and a prize money of US$1.5 million for information leading to his arrest has been issued by the US authorities.

He was believed to have fled to Taiwan after failing to appear for trial in 2006.    [FULL  STORY]

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