Prosecutors in the US today said the investigation into the killing of a state prisons director is a reason to keep a Saudi national convicted of sexual abuse behind bars.
Homaidan al-Turki, convicted in 2006 of sexually abusing his housekeeper, is seeking to be released from prison and deported to Saudi Arabia to serve probation.
During a court hearing on his request, prosecutor Ann Tomsic told a judge that if al-Turki is deported, authorities would not be able to bring him back to the US if investigators find a link between him and the shooting death of Tom Clements this year.
Her comments came a day after testimony suggested that investigators haven't found any connection.
Al-Turki's lawyer, Norman Mueller, said his client should be allowed to serve probation at home because he's a model inmate, is considered a low risk for reoffending and has been separated from his family for eight years.
A ruling on the latest transfer request is expected within two months.
