AUSTIN — Cody Wilson, the owner of a company selling blueprints to make untraceable 3-D printed guns, has resigned amid charges of sex with underage girl.
Wilson made national headlines last month after a federal court barred him from posting blueprints to his 3D-printed gun online for free.
Now, he’s accused of having sex with a minor.
Wilson posted bond and was released from the Harris County Jail over the weekend after being arrested in Taiwan.
Authorities say the 30-year-old flew out to Taiwan after a friend told him he was being investigated for allegedly paying $500 to have sex with a 16-year-old girl he contacted online.
Surveillance video shows Wilson checking in to a Taipei hotel Thursday. That’s where police finally arrested him on Friday.
Wearing sunglasses and a mask, Wilson was escorted by National Immigration Agency officers through the airport in Taiwan.
He landed at Bush Intercontinental Airport overnight, and was brought straight to Harris County Jail.
Standing among U.S. Marshals, Wilson went in front of a judge for the first time early Sunday morning.
"Mr. Wilson you are here for a warrant issued for your arrest in Travis County for the felony offense of sexual assault," the judge told him in Probable Cause Court.
Wilson’s attorney Samy Khalil of Gerger, Khalil & Hennessy released a statement late Sunday evening.
“We are glad that Cody is back in Texas again where we can work with him on his case. That’s our focus right now, representing our client and preparing his defense.”
While Wilson saw a judge in Harris County, he has no charges here. The rest of his court hearings will take place in Travis County.