Noah Madrano – the man accused of state charges of luring, kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old Edmonton girl – has been denied bail ahead of his trial on US federal charges. The 41-year-old Oregon man is federally charged with six felonies, including: traveling with intent to commit unlawful sexual intercourse, possession of child pornography and transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. “There is overwhelming evidence … that the accused poses a risk to the safety of the community,” Judge Youlee Yim You said in her ruling on Wednesday. “These are some of the worst claims I’ve heard.” The girl’s father told CTV News Edmonton he was pleased with the judge’s decision. “This man destroyed our family,” she said during the hearing while reading a prepared statement. “(Madrano) is dangerous. He’s deceitful. He’s broken…He has no respect for law enforcement.” The father, who has not been named, told the judge that in addition to sexually assaulting his child, Madrano also hit her, tried to choke her and threatened to kill her. Prosecutors alleged Madrano lured the girl online for more than a year before abducting her from an Edmonton school on June 24. He is also accused of assaulting her multiple times in hotel rooms and recording these assaults, before smuggling her to the US. trunk of his car. She and Madrano were found by police and FBI agents in a hotel room in Oregon City, Oregon, on July 2. “My daughter is still locked in that hotel room and in the trunk of his car,” her father said of her trauma, adding that she has trouble sleeping and eating. “The defendant has no regard for human life. He is a predator,” the girl’s mother wrote of Madrano in a statement read before the judge on her behalf.
“WORK WITH ME”: THE LAWYER OF MADRANO
Madrano’s attorney, Greg Oliveros, wanted his client to go home with his parents under “more restrictive parole conditions.” He suggested that Madrano be placed on electronic monitoring and pointed out that the family has already posted $50,000 bond on state charges. Oliveros also suggested a plea deal might be possible and encouraged prosecutors to “work with me to resolve these cases.” “The community will be safe,” he argued. “Honestly, I don’t see Mr. Madrano going anywhere.”
‘REDACTED VIDEO’ OF ATTACKS: PROSECUTOR
Assistant U.S. Attorney Mira Chernick wanted Madrano to remain in prison, calling him an “extreme danger to the community” during a hearing Monday. “He has every incentive to get out,” she said Wednesday, referring to the maximum life sentence Madrano faces on the federal charges. “He cannot be trusted with parole now that he has much less to lose.” Chernick has alleged that Madrano stored child pornography, including the girl he is accused of kidnapping, on a flash drive he kept in his apartment. He said he asked family members to retrieve it and smuggle it to him in prison. Madrano’s father, Dan, also spoke at the hearing, saying he turned the flash drive over to FBI agents. Madrano also allegedly refused to unlock his phone despite being served a search warrant for the device. He eventually agreed to comply after a judge threatened contempt charges. “Since his arrest, he has attempted not only to obstruct justice but to commit more federal crimes,” Chernick said. The lawyer said Madrano “lived off his parents for years while he was unemployed” and argued he would have skipped bail because he has no respect for their money. Chernick alleged that Madrano made a “compilation video” where he sexually assaulted the girl and added music and his production company’s logo to it. She also said he aired audio of him having phone sex with her on his “radio show that aired in Oregon.” None of the allegations made Wednesday have been proven in court. 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. He also faces eight state charges and a trial on those is scheduled for March 28. With files from CTV News Edmonton’s Katie Chamberlain and Nicole Weisberg
