A Canadian girl who went missing last month has been discovered alive in the US, and a guy who police believe was responsible for her disappearance has been detained.
Due to her young age, DailyMail.com will not name the 13-year-old victim. She was allegedly unharmed when police found her in an Oregon City hotel on Saturday, about 1,000 miles from her home in Alberta.
The teen’s image was splashed on billboards all throughout Canada during the week-long hunt for the child, who vanished on June 24, which spanned two nations and thousands of miles.
In connection with the girl’s disappearance, the FBI and Oregon police have since detained Noah Madrano, 40, of Gladstone, a tiny town close to Oregon City.
Records indicate that the man is accused of raping the eighth-grader, whom police claim he met online.
Madrano, the host and producer of a well-known Portland radio station, is anticipated to be charged further in Canada as well.
Oregon resident Madrano is currently being detained by Oregon City police on those potential charges, and he is due to appear in court on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Canadian police have accused Madrano of carrying out the plan after persuading the middle schooler to meet him in person after becoming acquainted with him online.
They have charged Madrano with “kid luring” for the girl’s disappearance.
The youngster was found on Friday, sent to a hospital for evaluation, and is now back at her parents’ Edmonton home.
On Saturday, the teen’s mother said on Facebook, “We are taking our kid home.”
We have a healing journey ahead of us, but we are focused on seeing and hugging our daughter and bringing her home, the mother stated.
The child’s father had earlier claimed that they had received word from the FBI that his daughter was secure.
We’re currently traveling to Portland, he wrote.
“It still doesn’t seem like it’s finished yet,” he said, “until we hold [her] in our arms.”
He claimed that when he questioned the agents about his daughter’s mental health, they replied that she was “tired” and “trying to rest.”
Police had previously stated that they had taken the teenager to “a local children’s hospital for precautionary inspection.”
The victim’s parents expressed relief and gratitude for the help received during the hunt, which saw hundreds of people from the US and Canada send in tips regarding the teen’s whereabouts.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the FBI, and both US and Canadian border authorities were among the numerous US and Canadian organizations who joined forces with Edmonton police to find the adolescent.
Police in Abbotsford, British Columbia, claim they were directed to the 40-year-old suspect after receiving CCTV images of the youngster from an outlet close to the Sumas border crossing into Washington state on Friday at the request of Edmonton police.
The suspect and the child had already fled before Abbotsford police arrived at the rest area.
Despite this, authorities continued to pursue Madrano after allegedly obtaining a reliable tip about his identification, whereabouts, and the kind of car he was operating.
The source and specifics of the tip’s content were not immediately disclosed.
According to the police, the couple met online, and Madrano encouraged the girl to see him in person.
Police said they thought Madrano spent at least three days in British Columbia before traveling to Edmonton just before the girl vanished.
The week before she vanished, the adolescent apparently deleted all of her social media accounts.
How he moved the girl across the border undetected by border patrol agents is still a mystery.
According to Inspector Brent Dahlseide, “We would be speculating to say they crossed the border together, but I do know that they were located together, again, in the US once they got access.”
The Edmonton police officer disclosed during the news conference that the two had been corresponding online and that their correspondence suggested Madrano had ‘lured’ the child into meeting.
I have no idea how long they might have communicated with one another.
Because of some of the internet history, Dahlseide said, “I do know that the reason we’re moving through with a child-luring charge at this point is that it’s one we can support.”
According to police reports, Madrano is being held without bond in the Clackamas County jail and is accused of kidnapping.
Charges of rape and sexual abuse in connection with the crime are also listed on the county’s website.
Police declined to comment on the potential charges on Monday; they will likely become formal on Tuesday.
Following the Fourth of July holiday on Tuesday, the district attorney in Clackamas County will evaluate the police reports and decide which charges to bring, according to an email sent out by Oregon City police on Sunday.
A weekly program that airs on Portland radio station KBOO-FM is produced and co-hosted by Madrano.
According to Madrano’s LinkedIn profile, Sub-Human Intellect Theater is a “weekly comedy/variety/performance art presentation.”
Madrano claims that in addition to coming up with segments and booking guests, he also manages the board and mixer while hosting the show.
Additionally, he oversees the show’s social media presence.
Many people believed the voice on the audio belonged to the teen girl since the most recent episode of the show—which has since been deleted—reportedly included a part in which Madrano pretended to have phone sex with the girl.
On the tape, a girl’s voice can be heard, but it’s not obvious who she is or if the voice is real or artificial.
When DailyMail.com contacted Oregon City Police on Monday to inquire whether officers were aware of the recording, no one responded right away.
In a statement that was made on Sunday, KBOO’s Twitter account stated that it was looking into “disturbing information” regarding the alleged behavior of an on-air volunteer.
The station’s cryptic tweet stated, “We have taken proper procedures regarding this person’s participation with KBOO.”
The episode, which aired on June 13—less than two weeks before the girl vanished—was blasted by KBOO board vice president KatMeow Garcia on Sunday.
She also claimed that the station was not made aware of the portion before the show went on broadcast.
The FBI, on the other hand, asserts that it will be able to provide bank and credit card information to validate the suspect’s actions in the days preceding and following the alleged kidnapping.
The inquiry, according to the FBI, is ongoing. Once Madrano is arraigned on Tuesday, the charges against him will be made public.