Colorado sex offender arrested for alleged kidnapping of missing Missouri teen
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A man was arrested in Colorado in relation to a missing Missouri teenager.
A press release from the Fort Collins Police Department says the Fort Collins Police Cyber Crimes Unit received a tip from a Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force about a possible kidnapping. A youth went missing in December.
The release says that Maximilian Bondrescu, 44, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree child kidnapping, sexually assaulting a child, second-degree assault, false imprisonment, failure to register as a sex offender, child abuse, harboring a minor and obstructing a peace officer.
Bondrescu is being held at the Larimer County Jail on a $500,000 cash bond. He has a hearing set for 8:30 a.m. Monday, May 5 at the Fort Collins Justice Center. He was arrested on April 18, according to jail records.
Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Brian Leer told ABC 17 News in an email that the youth was in the office’s cybercrimes unit’s jurisdiction.
“Our cyber crimes unit has been diligently working a missing juvenile case for months and were able to locate her whereabouts. They worked with Colorado authorities to find/rescue her. It is a sad situation but we are very happy that she has been located and rescued,” he wrote.
The release says a SWAT team was used to find the teenager in Bondrescu’s residence. The release says that Bondrescu rented a vehicle to drive to Missouri, pick her up and bring her back to Colorado. The release says that Bondrescu made the girl work for his snow removal company, FoCo Sno GO.
Bondrescu allegedly made the girl wear a mask to hide her identity and age, the release says.