Mueller probe witness George Nader is facing MORE child sex charges after he 'transported a boy, 14, from Europe to Washington to engage in sex acts'
- Lebanese-American businessman George Nader is accused of transporting a boy, 14, from Europe to Washington and engaging in sex acts with him
- It comes less than two months after he was arrested and charged with bringing child pornography into the US for a second time
- Nader pleaded guilty to an identical child porn offense in Virginia in 1991
- He also served jail time in a Czech Republic prison in 2003 after being convicted of sexually abusing minors
- Nader provided grand jury testimony in FBI Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling
- In December 2016 he reportedly attended a meeting at Trump Tower with Jared Kushner, Steve Bannon and Mohammed bin Zayed, crown prince of Abu Dhabi
- His name appears in Mueller's report more than 100 times
A key witness in FBI Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russian election meddling investigation is facing charges of child sex trafficking.
An indictment made public in federal court on Friday charges George Nader, 60, with transporting a 14-year-old boy from Europe to Washington, D.C., in February 2000 and engaging in sex acts with him.
It comes two months after the Lebanese-American businessman was charged with bringing child pornography into the US for a second time.
He previously plead guilty to a child pornography possession charge in Virginia in 1991 and was registered as a sex offender.
Nader's name shows up more than 100 times in Mueller's report. It details his efforts to serve as liaison between a Russian banker close to Russian President Vladimir Putin and members of President Donald Trump's transition team.
An indictment made public in federal court on Friday charges George Nader, 60, with transporting a 14-year-old boy from Europe to Washington, D.C., in February 2000 and engaging in sex acts with him
Last month, Nader was arrested and charged with bringing child pornography materials into the United States back in January 2018.
Prosecutors allege he had a cell phone in his possession that contained visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
An affidavit filed in federal court in Virginia describes the contents of 12 videos allegedly found on Nader's iPhone 7 in shocking detail.
They featured sexual acts with at least 12 young boys estimated to be between the ages of two and 14 years old.
The videos were discovered when Nader was questioned by Customs and Border Protection agents at Washington-Dulles International Airport after arriving on a flight from Dubai.
The child pornography charges were initially filed in April 2018 but were not unsealed until his arrest.
He is currently being held in prison as he awaits trial, which is set for September 30.
In addition to the 1991 and 2019 child porn charges, Nader was also jailed n the Czech Republic in 2003 after being convicted of sexually abusing minors.
He was sentenced to twelve months in jail.
Nader was questioned in the Mueller probe due to his role as a sort of unofficial liaison between Washington politicians, supporters of then-President-elect Donald Trump (pictured on May 24 departing the White House), Middle Eastern officials and Russians hoping to connect with Trump's administration in early 2017
The new indictment comes two months after Nader was charged with bringing child pornography into the US for a second time
Nader was questioned in Mueller's probe due to his role as a sort of unofficial liaison between Washington politicians, supporters of then-President-elect Donald Trump, Middle Eastern officials and Russians hoping to connect with Trump's administration in early 2017, according to the Washington Post.
His grand jury testimony came after a December 2016 meeting at New York's Trump Tower that he attended with presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner, former chief strategist Steve Bannon and Mohammed bin Zayed, crown prince of Abu Dhabi.
His lawyers did not return an Associated Press request for comment on Friday.
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