he left jail with a saudi military officer and was never seen in the u.s. again. the alleged crimes are wide ranging, rape and sexual assault, vehicular manslaughter, child pornography, among others. in a statement to cnn, saudi embassy said that the notion that the saudi government actively helps citizens evade justice after they've been implicated in legal wrong doing in the u.s. is not true. and, jake, this news comes on the heels of the murder of jamal khashoggi. ron widen, senior senator from oregon where five of those reported cases have taken place, has reacted furiously, saying it's unacceptable and demanded answers from the state department, which has not responded to him or to us here at cnn. jake? >> alex, thank you so much. kudos to kavanaugh from the oregonian. he has been doing this for weeks. here is another example, kaitlin.