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In August, the US doubled a reward for any information leading to his arrest to $50m and accused him of being "one of the largest narco-traffickers in the world" – something the government dismissed as "pathetic."

Court papers state this was all done in a bid to avoid "detection, arrest and prosecution".

The court heard a later email was sent to the parish church office addressed to "Father Rob" in February, just over a week before the defendants were arrested at Bristol Airport.

As Mr. Clark reveals, however, in 1942 Cooper was arrested and put on trial for committing “gross indecency with an Arab boy,” a charge from which he narrowly escaped.

He continues to pressure his Department of Justice to arrest and prosecute his political opponents to achieve that aim.