Man Extradited to Face Assault Charges

Ian Cleary, 31, accused of sexually assaulting Shannon Keeler, a Gettysburg College student, in 2013, has been extradited from France to the U.S. after a three-year search. Cleary was arrested in Metz, France, in April 2023, following a Facebook message he sent to Keeler in 2019 that read, 'So I raped you,' which prompted authorities to reopen the case. The extradition was confirmed by French authorities, who handed him over at Paris's Charles de Gaulle Airport. Keeler, who has been advocating for justice since the assault, expressed renewed faith in the legal system following Cleary's extradition. Despite reporting the incident and undergoing a rape exam in 2013, charges were not filed until 2021, largely due to local prosecutors' reluctance to pursue campus sexual assault cases. Cleary now faces felony charges in Pennsylvania related to the incident.