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Noah Madrano case: Deadline for plea deal or trial set for Friday, source says

Noah Madrano. File photo. Noah Madrano. File photo.
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Noah Madrano had to decide whether he wanted to take a plea deal or go to trial this summer on Friday, a law enforcement official with knowledge of the case told CTV News Edmonton.

On Thursday, Clackamas County's deputy district attorney asked the state judge to impose a 5 p.m. PT Friday deadline for the decision.

The victim's family told CTV News Edmonton the defence lawyer did not respond to the judge's deadline.

If Madrano – the man accused of kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old Edmonton girl – and his defence do not enter plea negotiations, he will go to trial in federal court on Aug. 19.

"We were anxiously anticipating a realistic plea deal with the defendant where justice would be served appropriately," the family of the victim told CTV News Edmonton in a statement. "As a family of victims, our lives have been forever impacted with trauma and we've been hanging in the balance for almost two years.

"We are disheartened that he would not plead guilty today with the incentive of not going to prison for life.

"However, we remain strong and are prepared to go to trial."

Madrano faces six federal charges, in addition to state charges, including travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual contact, possession of child pornography and transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.

None of the charges have been proven in court. The trial has been rescheduled several times.

State court orders don't technically apply to Madrano's federal case, but the law enforcement official told CTV News Edmonton state and federal plea negotiations are being conducted in concert with one another.

Madrano was arrested in Oregon on July 2, 2022, and the missing girl was found. She had disappeared from Edmonton on June 24.

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