Missing Columbia, MO girl, 16, found safe in Ft Collins, CO sex offender's closet after months, Dec 2024 disappearance *Arrest*

[Clearsky]

Missing Columbia teenager found in Colorado sex offender's house, officials say

The Fort Collins man was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, sexual assault and other charges.

www.komu.com

Fort Collins Police SWAT Team served a search warrant at the residence of Maximilian Bondrescu, 44, and reportedly found the girl inside, according to a news release. Bondrescu allegedly denied that investigators would find anyone inside before the search.

 

[haggis]

Teen Girl Missing for 4 Months Is Found Alive in Sex Offender’s Closet

A 16-year-old girl who vanished from Missouri in December was reportedly found alive this month in a sex offender’s home in Colorado. On April 18, a Missouri task force informed police in Fort Collins, Colorado, that a missing girl could be in the area. The tip led Fort Collins’ SWAT Team to...

www.crimeonline.com

A 16-year-old girl who vanished from Missouri in December was reportedly found alive this month in a sex offender’s home in Colorado.

On April 18, a Missouri task force informed police in Fort Collins, Colorado, that a missing girl could be in the area. The tip led Fort Collins’ SWAT Team to execute a search warrant at Maximilian Bondrescu’s home — leading to the girl’s discovery, according to KOMU.

KUSA reported that the girl sent a message on Instagram on April 15, leading authorities to Bondrescu, 44. Until then, the girl had not used social media since her disappearance.

Bondrescu allegedly denied that a child was in his home. The girl — who was reportedly found hiding in a closet at his residence — told police she was held against her will, according to the Island Packet.

 

[Little Jack]

What on earth! How did she get there? Maybe lured / catfished originally?

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1917648104301515006

 

[DS2021]

Luckily she's below age of consent in both Missouri and Colorado So he can't try to argue that it was consensual

 

[DS2021]

What on earth! How did she get there? Maybe lured / catfished originally?

https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/missing-child-missouri-found-fort-collins-man-arrested/73-60fbf4a6-57f6-4e67-8721-a0752d35f13b

This article gives a lot of background

 

[DS2021]

CBI: Sex Offender Registry

apps.colorado.gov

 

[FromGermany1]

Missing Missouri Girl Found Alive in Sex Offender's Colorado Home 5 Months After She Vanished: Police

A young girl missing since December has been found alive in a sex offender's house after allegedly being held against her will, police have said.

people.com

 

[airportwoman]

I was able to find her full name, which I know this website does not usually allow the use of if a victim is a minor. There does not appear to be a separate thread for her.