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Five Saudi students studying in Oregon have been able to flee the U.S. after being charged or convicted of serious crimes
Abdulrahman Semeer Noorah is believed to have fled on a jet with the help of the Saudi consulate in June just weeks before his manslaughter trial was starting
His case made international headlines last month following uproar over the killing of U.S.-based Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, in October
Four other Saudi students who were facing similar circumstances to Noorah had also fled in recent years
The Saudi consulate posted bail of upto $500,000 on behalf of most of the men, who were accused of offences including manslaughter, rape and possessing child porn

All were young men studying at one of Oregon's public colleges or universities with assistance from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ...

Abdulrahman Semeer Noorah is believed to have fled on a jet with the help of the Saudi consulate in June just weeks before his manslaughter trial was starting over the hit-and-run death of 15-year-old Fallon Smart in Portland in 2016 ...

Portland State University student Suliman Ali Algwaiz was arrested in August 2016 after he drunkenly struck a homeless man with his car.

He fled the scene but was later sentenced to 90 days in jail.

Algwaiz was serving his sentence at weekends, but vanished before completing the 90 days and a warrant for his arrest is still outstanding. ...

Waleed Ali Alharthi, who was an Oregon State University student, was found in possession of child porn in April 2015.

Police found pornographic videos on his laptop involving children. He was arrested and booked on 10 counts of encouraging child sex abuse.

The consulate also put up the security deposit for his $500,000 bail.

Alharthi attended multiple court hearings related to his case but failed to attend a status check in April 2015. ...

In a similar case a few years prior, Abdulaziz Al Duways was arrested in December 2014 over the rape of a female classmate at Western Oregon University. ...
Al Duways had allegedly told her: 'Tell them I'm your girlfriend' and 'I'll give you anything. I'll do anything if you don't tell them'.

He was charged with rape and held on a $500,000 bond. Days later, a Saudi consulate official paid his bond and Al Duways vanished before he faced court. ...

In 2012, Oregon State University student Ali Hussain Alhamoud was charged with raping a young woman.

He was released on bail, which the Saudi government posted, and he flew back to Saudi Arabia that same day.