The family of a 40-year-old man charged with child luring involving an Edmonton teenager released a statement Tuesday. Read more: 40-year-old man in custody after missing Edmonton teenager found in Oregon In an email to Global News, the sister of Noah Madrano shared a comment on behalf of his family: “No words of ours will ease the trauma that the young victim and the victim’s family have endured. “If such words existed, we would offer them with all the sorrow and anguish that fills our hearts. “Our greatest hope is that this young person and their family are able to heal, through a combination of time, support, and love. “We love Noah unconditionally, which includes loving him even through the most unthinkable of acts.
Our love does not mean that we condone, excuse, or minimize these acts — vehemently, we do not. “There is no excuse for harming a child.
We ask for our privacy to be respected so that we may begin to process these events.” Read more: Advocates stress app awareness after missing 13-year-old Edmonton girl found alive in U.S.
The Edmonton teenager was last seen on Friday, June 24, at around 8:30 a.m. in the area of 131 Avenue and 91 Street, which is next to Killarney Junior High School.