An indictment was unsealed in U.S. federal court Monday charging 41-year-old Noah Madrano of Gladstone, Ore., with kidnapping and sexually abusing a Canadian child he allegedly met online. A press release from the US Department of Justice offered more details about the alleged plot to extort, kidnap and molest a 13-year-old Edmonton girl.
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On Sept. 20, a federal jury in Portland handed up an indictment charging Madrano with travel in interstate or foreign commerce with intent to engage in unlawful sexual conduct, sexual exploitation of a child, transportation of a child domestically with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. and possession of child pornography. Story continues below ad The indictment is a felony charge and none of the charges have been proven in court. Last week, Madrano was ordered to hand over his cellphone password by a judge in the state of Oregon.
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According to court documents and proceedings, Madrano met a child online whom he allegedly sexually exploited for more than a year. Current trend
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He is accused of traveling to Canada to meet the child in person and taking her to a hotel room before allegedly sexually abusing her and recording it. He then returned to the U.S., according to court documents. The US attorney’s office alleges Madrano later returned to Canada, abducted the child outside her school and took her to another hotel room. “At the hotel, Madrano had the child dye his hair and wear a hooded sweatshirt to disguise his appearance,” the news release from the US Attorney’s office states. “Madrano abused the child for several days. After briefly returning to the US, Madrano returned to Canada again, picked up the child and drove her back to the US in the trunk of his vehicle. Madrano brought the child to a hotel room in Oregon where he continued to abuse the child,” the press release states. Story continues below ad 1:48 Man accused of child molestation case with Edmonton girl makes first court appearance In the early morning hours of July 2, FBI and Oregon State Police officers entered Madrano’s hotel room and reportedly found him there with the minor. He was arrested and charged with state and federal charges. The child was placed in protective custody and returned to his parents in Canada. Madrano made his first appearance in US federal court on Monday. He was convicted and pleaded not guilty. A five-day jury trial is scheduled to begin Dec. 13. Madrano remains in custody pending a detention hearing set for Nov. 2. “If convicted, Madrano faces a maximum sentence of life in federal prison with a mandatory minimum term of 15 years,” the US Attorney’s press release states. © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
