The details emerged during a hearing Noah Madrano, 41, had on six federal charges he faces. These are in addition to the eight state charges, including enticement, kidnapping and rape. The US attorney’s office alleges he “groomed and sexually exploited” the girl for more than a year before traveling to Canada to meet her in May. Madrano allegedly took the girl to a hotel at that time, where he sexually assaulted her and videotaped it. He then returned to the US Madrano allegedly returned to Canada a few weeks later when he kidnapped the girl from her school and took her to a hotel room. Prosecutors allege he forced the girl to dye her hair and continued to abuse her for several days. He is then said to have briefly returned to the US before taking the girl back and crossing the US-Canada border with her in the trunk of his car. The girl, who has not been named, went missing on June 24 and was found by police and FBI agents in Oregon City, Oregon, on July 2. Federal charges include travel with intent to engage in unlawful sexual intercourse, possession of child pornography and transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. Prosecutors argue that Madrano should remain in custody because he is an “extreme danger to the community” and a flight risk. Madrano also allegedly received topless photos of a different girl from Washington state. He was also trying to lure her out before her father stopped him, prosecutors said. The prosecution also alleges that Madrano encrypted his computer to hide child pornography and stored images on a thumb drive hidden in his home. The defendant tried to get a family member to retrieve the disc and smuggle it into prison for him, a prosecutor said. A parole hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, where statements from the girl’s parents are expected to be read before the judge. Madrano has pleaded not guilty to all charges and a five-day jury trial is scheduled for Dec. 13. If convicted of the federal charges, Madrano faces a maximum sentence of life in federal prison and a mandatory minimum of 15 years, the FBI said in a news release. A trial on the state charges is scheduled for March 28. With files from CTV News Edmonton’s Katie Chamberlain
