The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) of Washington announced on Friday the rescue of three children and the arrest of a foreign national in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
INTERPOL Washington confirmed in a press release that the agency participated in a joint operation with the U.S. Marshals Service and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on July 5 to arrest Angelo McQueen, a citizen of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas who the intergovernmental agency explained was wanted “for sexual offenses against a minor.”
The agency reported “the rescue of three minor children” at McQueen’s residence in Pigeon Forge. It also confirmed McQueen entered the country in Florida on a tourism visa on March 1, 2024.
Though INTERPOL Washington did not release the identities of the minor children, including whether they are related to McQueen or are U.S. citizens, the agency confirmed in its press release that “[a]uthorities also suspected that McQueen had abducted his biological daughter and brought her to the United States.”
McQueen was allowed into the United States despite The Nassau Guardian reporting he was accused of “unlawful sexual intercourse” with a 14-year-old girl in August 2023.
Less than two months after McQueen entered the United States, the Bahamanian outlet reported on the social media platform X that police released a poster indicating 33-year-old McQueen was “wanted for child stealing.”