Noah Madrano, 40, appeared in Clackamas County Circuit Court. He faces state charges of kidnapping, rape and sexual assault. Madrano remains in custody and his bail was set at $500,000. In an email Tuesday, Clackamas County Deputy District Attorney Chris Owen said federal United States charges are also expected. The Oregon city is located about 20 kilometers southeast of Portland, Ore. Noah Madrano, 40, made his first court appearance in Oregon City, Ore. on July 5, 2022. Madrano is facing kidnapping, rape and sexual assault charges in connection with a 13-year-old girl who went missing from Edmonton in June. (KWG) The girl was reported missing on June 24 after she did not go to school or return to her home in Edmonton that afternoon. Edmonton police announced Saturday that he was found in Oregon. The girl was with the suspect, EPS Insp. Brent Dahlseide said at a press conference. The girl, whom the CBC is not identifying, has been reunited with her family and is back home, her father said Monday. Edmonton police said they plan to file child seduction charges and possibly other local charges against Madrano. Asked about the possibility of Madrano being extradited to Canada, a spokesperson for Alberta Justice referred questions to Edmonton police. An Edmonton police spokesman said no updates were available Tuesday.
Investigators have not released details about how the young Edmonton girl crossed the border.

Officials, experts warn of an increase in temptation

The Canadian Center for Child Protection said it is seeing an alarming increase in reports of children being lured online. There has been a 120 per cent increase in reports of online child luring in the past six months, said Stephen Sauer, director of Cybertip.ca at the centre. Cybertip is Canada’s tip for reporting child sexual abuse online. “They really look at the vulnerability of the child and take advantage of that,” Sauer said. About 50 percent of the reports are related to extortion, he said. People create fake social media accounts, contact children and ask them to share an intimate picture or video. The user then threatens to share it with the child’s family, friends or school if they don’t provide money or further images. Sauer said situations where a person meets the child online are much rarer. David Finkelhor, director of the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire, said there are about 800 to 1,000 child luring cases a year where children are driven or travel across state lines in the United States. When it comes to cases where a child is taken across the international border between Canada and the United States, the numbers are less clear, but it has seen a few cases make the news. Both Finkelhor and Sauer encourage parents to talk to their children about their online activities and the dangers that can arise from social media interactions and conversations.