Charged man named in kidnapping of Penhold teen
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Updated: March 03, 2009 10:53 AM
A 16-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and assaulted by a man posing as a police officer, RCMP said Monday.
Sgt. Pat Webb of Calgary RCMP said the girl was taken by the man dressed in a police uniform and his car was complete with flashing blue-and-red lights on his vehicle.
Webb said the man is charged with kidnapping while using a firearm, sexual assault and impersonating a police officer.
The girl was allegedly taken late Thursday just outside her Penhold home.
Webb said the man’s vehicle had lights similar to those used by police as well as clothing that looked like a uniform.
The girl, who allegedly escaped from her captor, called her parents from the Red Deer Bower Place Shopping Centre around 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
The suspect was arrested about 12:30 p.m. on Sunday while driving in Red Deer.
Gerard John Baumgarte, 56, of Red Deer is charged with three offences, but still doesn’t have a date for his first appearance in Red Deer provincial court.
