BOGOTA, May 24 (UPI) -- Colombia denied the extradition of convicted rapist and serial killer Luis Alfredo Garavito to Ecuador to faces charges for the same crimes, officials said.
Garavito is wanted in Ecuador for allegedly raping and killing two children, crimes for which he has already been convicted in Colombia, the Colombia Reports reported.
The criminal chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia ruled Garavito cannot be prosecuted for the same offense twice and denied the extradition Wednesday.
In 2000, Garavito, known as "The Beast," was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the rape and murder of 111 children.
Ecuador petitioned for his extradition in July 2011, requesting that Garavito be tried in Ecuador after having served his sentence in Colombia.
