THE son of an Inverness man believed to have faked his own death has claimed his dad crossed the US border into Mexico.

Busker Kim Gordon, 55, was reported missing at California’s Monastery Beach in Carmel, Monterey by his lad.

2 Gordon vanished without a trace in February

The spot is notorious for drownings, and Gordon was said to have gone for a swim despite warnings.

Now the Daily Record reports that his son Ruben Avis claims Kim headed south of the US border.

He said: "The last information any of us heard was that he had made his way into Mexico.

"Besides that, none of us know what is happening.

“This is all that I shall say in regards to this".

An arrest warrant was issued for him in March after he failed to appear on 21 sexual assault charges, including rape, which date back to 1997.

Gordon and his son Ruben, 17, are believed to have travelled to Los Angeles on February 16 via Frankfurt and Dublin.

They later headed north.

On February 25 at around 5.30pm, Gordon said to Ruben he was going for a swim.

Ruben never saw his dad going into the water. He called the police at around 7pm.

The Inverness man’s clothes and backpack were then found on the beach.

2 US cops hunted for Gordon after his disappearance

After a police search found no trace of the missing Gordon, Ruben returned to Scotland alone on pre-booked flights three days later.

Before setting off for the US Gordon put his Inverness home up for sale.

It has since sold for about £225,000.

Locally he was known as a busker and jewellery seller.

His American wife is believed to have returned to her home in Essex, Montana with their daughter.

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Police Scotland declined to comment on whether they had been in contact with US cops in their search for the 55-year-old.

They said they had a warrant for Kim Gordon’s arrest and are progressing inquiries to execute it.

In March we reported that the Inverness man's family were desperate to find him "dead or alive" and were stunned to find out he had left the country.

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