Overview
- Philippine immigration agents arrested 69-year-old Young Tom Talmadge in Cavite on April 23 after U.S. Homeland Security Investigations shared case intelligence.
- Investigators used genealogical research and preserved DNA to identify a suspect, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirmed a DNA match to Talmadge.
- A Hillsborough County warrant issued March 20, 2025 charges him with sexual battery on a child under 12, lewd and lascivious acts on a child, and kidnapping to commit a felony.
- Talmadge is held at the Bureau of Immigration’s Warden Facility at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City, and local officials say he awaits deportation or extradition to the United States.
- Philippine officials say the arrest is part of their #ShieldKids campaign, which uses immigration detention and deportation to remove foreign fugitives accused of crimes against children.