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The millionaire rapist and heir to the Max Factor fortune, Andrew Luster,=20
is arrested in Mexico.


Max Factor fugitive captured

Fugitive rapist and heir to the Max Factor fortune, Andrew Luster, has been=
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arrested by police in the Mexican town of Puerto Vallarta.

Luster had been on the run since he fled his trial in January, where he was=
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convicted in absentia of multiple counts of rape, poisoning and drug=20
possession.
The 39-year-old millionaire was arrested outside a nightclub.
Several bounty hunters, who were apparently trying to detain him, were also=
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arrested.
Reports say neighbours in the area complained of noise as the group tussled=
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with Luster.
He has been handed to Mexican authorities and is now expected to be=
deported.

Appeal ruled out
Luster disappeared on 3 January, despite being under house arrest and=20
wearing an electronic tag.
ANDREW LUSTER
Great grandson of cosmetics mogul Max Factor
Arrested in July 2000
Bail initially set at $10m, reduced to $1m
Trial began in December 2002
Disappeared on 3 Jan
Found guilty on 21 Jan on 86 of 87 charges
His car and dog were found later that month.
He was sentenced to 124 years in prison for raping three women and drugging=
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two of them with the so-called "date rape" drug GHB at his home in=
California.
His lawyers argued during the trial that the sex had been consensual and=20
suggested that Luster may have been kidnapped or had an accident.
But last week a Californian court ruled out an appeal, saying he had=20
forfeited his right to appeal by skipping bail and going on the run.
Luster is the great-grandson of Max Factor, who established a cosmetics=20
empire in 1920s Hollywood.
The firm was sold by Max Factor junior in the 1970s.

Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3001176.stm

Published: 2003/06/18 17:17:29 GMT

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