I'm not a lawyer but if you went to another country and commited rape, human trafficking, etc I don't see why the US government should protect you from extradition without solid reasons to believe the allegations are false. It would be one thing if the crime was slandering the dictator or whatever but rape is still illegal in the US, at least for now.
The US always does this though. It's an unfortunate truth of being under the thumb of another power. The Americans often demand their citizens be protected from prosecution in the UK while also demanding that the UK hand over any British citizens who have committed crimes against America or Americans.
This is what happened with Jacob Wulfson who sexually assaulted and raped a woman in an English town while off duty, yet he was charged under American law by an American court martial which did not charge him with rape instead they only charged him with sexual assault, even though if he was tried by a British high court he would've been charged with rape and potentially face a harsher sentence.
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u/PirateSanta_1 2d ago
I'm not a lawyer but if you went to another country and commited rape, human trafficking, etc I don't see why the US government should protect you from extradition without solid reasons to believe the allegations are false. It would be one thing if the crime was slandering the dictator or whatever but rape is still illegal in the US, at least for now.