A man who was wanted in the US on child sex grooming charges is believed to have absconded to New Zealand and worked as a radiologist.
Max Mehta, 45, who changed his name by deed poll to Robert Taylor in 2007, was charged with grooming a 15-year-old deaf girl for sex in an online chatroom in Dallas, Texas, in May 2004, The Guardian reported.
The alleged victim turned out to be a police officer posing as a child and Mehta was arrested when he arrived at an address he believed to be the girl's home.
Mehta later skipped bail of $125,000 and absconded to New Zealand before he was due to appear in court in 2005, The Guardian reported.
Due to not being convicted, Mehta managed to pass police, immigration and work history checks.
He was granted New Zealand citizenship in 2008 and in 2009 he moved to Australia on a Trans-Tasman visa, where he worked as a radiologist, The Guardian reported.
Australia's Medical Board began an "immediate action process" Max Mehta earlier this week.
A warrant for his arrest remains active in the US and an international arrest for his extradition has been sought.
By Brendan Manning of NZME. News Service
