Canadian authorities are expected to decide Wednesday whether a fugitive from Georgia, who was on an alleged quest to buy a child over the Internet, will be deported to the United States.
Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., arrested Patrick Molesti, 56, of Woodstock, Ga., on Friday night at the Greyhound Bus terminal after the Canada Border Services Agency issued an immigration warrant.
U.S. police have been looking for Mr. Molesti, a French national, for almost two weeks.
He was reportedly on a bus heading to Montreal from Calgary and arrested during a refuelling stop.
Mr. Molesti is facing several charges, including sexual exploitation of children, after U.S. police allegedly found child porn on his computer.
Police allege he may also have been trying to purchase a five-year-old boy online.
Thunder Bay police spokesman Chris Adams said police were contacted by the Canada Border Services Agency to arrest Mr. Molesti on an immigration warrant.
Mr. Molesti is in custody in a Thunder Bay jail.