‘It can happen to anyone:’ mom says girl taken from playground wasn’t alone

An Amber Alert was issued Tuesday for the girl after she disappeared. At the time, police said the girl was playing by herself when a man entered the park.

He was seen hanging around for about 15 minutes, until the child left and he followed. Police said he was seen talking to the girl against a school wall, then grabbed her and put her into the back seat of his car. He then climbed into the front and drove away.

The girl was found several hours later.

Jared John Charles, 19, appeared in Prince Albert provincial court Thursday to face numerous charges including kidnapping, forcible confinement, sexual assault and abandoning a child.

Charles didn’t speak as his case was adjourned to give him time to find a lawyer. He is scheduled to appear in court again Friday via video link.

Court documents show Charles, who is also identified as Jarrod Charles, was charged with abducting two boys early last fall in La Ronge, Sask. However, the charges were later stayed.

Charles is currently on probation after pleading guilty to sexual interference. In December 2016, he was sentenced to three and a half months time served and three years probation for a case involving a nine-year-old girl.

He was ordered to get sexual offender counselling, not to be alone with children under the age of 16, not to be in parks or pools unless he’s with an adult who is aware of his conviction and not to use social media to communicate with anyone under the age of 16.

He was also told to register with the National Sexual Offender Registry.

(The Canadian Press, CKBI)

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‘It can happen to anyone:’ mom says girl taken from playground wasn’t alone

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