Jul 03, 2022 • 55 min ago • 3 min read • Join the discussion A US Customs and Border Protection officer inspects vehicles entering the United States. The defendant, Noah Madrano, 41, is believed to have transported a 13-year-old Edmonton girl into the United States at the Sumas border crossing. Photo by Jason Payne /Postmedia, file

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The Oregon man jailed after rescuing a missing Edmonton girl is likely to appear in court Tuesday, police said.

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Edmontonians breathed a sigh of relief Saturday when city police announced the girl, 13, had been found alive in the Oregon city, more than 1,500 kilometers from the home where she was last seen on June 24. Forty-one-year-old Noah Madrano was arrested early Saturday by Oregon City police and jailed on state charges, the FBI’s Portland field office said. Edmonton police did not release the man’s name, but said he will be charged in Canada with child seduction, with additional charges possible as the investigation continues. In an email Sunday, Oregon City Police Department Chief Sean Davis said the police reports have been sent to the Clackamas County District Attorney, who will review them Tuesday after the July 4 holiday and formally decide what charges will be filed. file.

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After that, Madrano, who is being held in the county jail, will appear before a judge for arraignment, after which the district attorney will present the case to a grand jury — a group of citizens who decide whether to prosecute a defendant. Postmedia reached out to District Attorney John Wentworth for additional details, but was not notified by press time.

“Disturbing” show

On Sunday, Portland community radio station KBOO tweeted that it was investigating “disturbing information” about a volunteer’s alleged on-air behavior. “We have taken appropriate action regarding this individual’s involvement with KBOO,” the station added. Madrano is listed on a podcast app as a producer and co-host of a program that aired on KBOO. Postmedia sent an email address associated with the podcast but did not receive a response.

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The most recent episode of the program – since deleted – includes a segment in which the host pretends to have phone sex with a teenage girl. A girl’s voice can be heard in the recording, but it is unclear who she is or if the voice has been altered or simulated. Postmedia asked the Oregon City Police Department if the agency is aware of the recording, but it was not notified by press time. In response to an email from Postmedia, KBOO board vice president KatMeow Garcia, who is using their pronouns, condemned content that advocates child abuse and said the station was not aware of the June 13 segment before the show aired. They said the US Federal Communications Commission has “strict guidelines” for explicit content and that KBOO requires volunteers to receive annual training on the regulations.

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Garcia added that law enforcement has not contacted the station and that management has been instructed to fully cooperate with any investigation. The “volunteer responsible for programming” has been suspended from the station and the episode has been removed from the station’s online platforms, they said. “While this is very empowering for me and many other survivors at our station … it is important for the health and well-being of our listeners and community that we do everything we can to investigate and do everything we can to mitigate the damage”. Garcia wrote. Postmedia also reached out to the person listed as the show’s co-host, but did not hear back.

‘So Many Questions’

The teenager, who Postmedia has not identified, had been missing for more than a week after disappearing before school.

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Police in Abbotsford, BC, identified the pair on Friday through CCTV footage near the Sumas border crossing, although it remains unclear how they crossed the border and whether they did so together. US Customs and Border Protection has not responded to requests for comment. On social media Sunday afternoon, the girl’s father said he was resting with his family in Oregon. “There are so many questions to ask and so much information to process, but right now the focus is on getting (her) home,” he wrote. He also welcomed the community’s efforts to help find his daughter, calling the support “crucial” for his daughter and his family. “When I was hugging her, she told me she saw her face and saw the news,” he wrote. “In her darkest moments, when she needed her family, she could see us and she could see the overwhelming response of our community to bring her home.” [email protected] twitter.com/jonnywakefield [email protected] twitter.com/ByMatthewBlack

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