The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) has issued an international Red Notice for Lev Tahor cult member Jonathan Emmanuel Cardona Castillo, aged 23.
A Red Notice is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action. Each member country decides what, if any, action to take in relation to a Red Notice.
The Red Notice for Jonathan Emmanuel Cardona Castillo was issued at the request of Guatemala, INTERPOL said.
Castillo has been accused of human trafficking, forced pregnancy, rape, and sexual abuse of minors, according to the wanted release on INTERPOL's official website.
Lev Tahor ("Pure Heart" in Hebrew) - a fundamentalist Jewish cult - has faced multiple allegations of kidnapping, child marriage, and physical abuse since it was founded in the 1980s.
Guatemala also issued an arrest warrant against Castillo, who has been declared a fugitive.
Two weeks ago, 160 children, teenagers, and women were rescued from a Lev Tahor compound in Guatemala.
Guatemalan Jewish community condemns Lev Tahor
In response, the Guatemalan Jewish community expressed that the sect was foreign to its own organization. It also stated its support for Guatemalan authorities in carrying out necessary investigations "to protect the lives and integrity of minors and other vulnerable groups that may be at risk."
It called on the "government and diplomatic corps of countries, from whose nationalities make up members of Lev Tahor, to join forces to protect those whose rights may be violated."
The minors were sent to the protection of the government, and investigations remain underway.
Reuters contributed to this report.