Edmonton man charged with child abduction, luring in case of missing 14-year-old girl

Police have arrested and charged a 27-year-old man from Alberta with child abduction after he allegedly convinced a teen girl from Winnipeg to run away from her home.

The 14-year-old girl was reported missing in December 2019. The girl left a note saying she'd run away, a police news release says.

The girl had been communicating with a 27-year-old man from Alberta since April 2019, Winnipeg Police Service counter-exploitation unit officers said.

Edmonton police found the missing girl and she was returned home one day after she was reported missing.

The 27-year-old man turned himself in to police on March 27 and was detained in custody.

He now faces luring and abduction charges.