The person at the center of this case
Minor child (victim of sexual assault)
Cold Case · Open
1 year waiting · since 2025
SAIDUL HASAN CHOWDHURY
Justice for Minor child (victim of sexual assault) — the trail went cold in 2025, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1Where exactly in Saudi Arabia is Chowdhury believed to be located, and what is his current status?
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evidence
Lead #2Why was the crime not reported until 2024, over 15 years after the alleged 2008 incident?
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contact
Lead #3What international cooperation efforts are underway with Saudi Arabian authorities to locate and extradite Chowdhury?
Saidul Hasan Chowdhury is wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor child in Queens, New York in October 2008, a crime not reported until 2024. After his arrest in May 2024 on charges of Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree and Rape in the Second Degree, Chowdhury was released on bond but fled to Saudi Arabia. The FBI issued a federal arrest warrant on March 10, 2025, for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, and locating him remains an active priority.
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#957
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn
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person
Lead #4Are there other potential victims or witnesses who have come forward since the 2024 report?
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Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution - Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree, Rape in the Second Degree Caution: Saidul Hasan Chowdhury is wanted for his alleged involvement in the sexual assault of a minor child which occurred in approximately October of 2008, in Queens, New York. The crime was reported in 2024, and Chowdhury was subsequently arrested in May of 2024.
At that time, he was charged with Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree, and Rape in the Second Degree, both in violation of New York Penal Law. Chowdhury was released on bond, and then fled the United States to Saudi Arabia in May of 2024, where he is believed to be located.
On March 10, 2025, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Chowdhury by the United States District Court, Eastern District Court of New York, Brooklyn, New York, after Chowdhury was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Remarks: Chowdhury may be living in Saudi Arabia.
Timeline of Events
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2008-10-01
Sexual assault incident
Alleged sexual assault of a minor child occurred in October 2008 in Queens, New York
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2024-01-01
Crime reported
The sexual assault was reported to authorities in 2024, approximately 16 years after the incident
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2024-05-01
Arrest and charges
Saidul Hasan Chowdhury was arrested and charged with Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree and Rape in the Second Degree
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2024-05-01
Fugitive flight
Chowdhury was released on bond but fled the United States to Saudi Arabia in May 2024
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2025-03-10
Federal warrant issued
Federal arrest warrant issued by United States District Court, Eastern District of New York for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution
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Case Information
Incident:October 1, 2008
Last Updated:September 12, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:October 1, 2008
Last Updated:September 12, 2026