May 22, 2008 12:33 pm US/Pacific
Boy Found Safe In Romania, Accused Father Released
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) ―
A 3-year-old boy who was reportedly kidnapped by his father in Sacramento and found safe in Romania will likely stay there while international legal issues are resolved.
The Sacramento County Sheriff's department say 3-year-old Alexsander Olteanu has been found unharmed in Bucharest, Romania. His father, David had been detained but was later released by Romanian authorities. His son was also returned to his custody.
The Sacramento Sheriff's department says David attacked his estranged wife on Wednesday morning, sexually assaulting her and tying her up. He then kidnapped her son, Alexsander, telling the mother he was taking the boy out of the country.
Authorities issued an Amber Alert yesterday afternoon saying they considered David armed and dangerous. Investigators learned he may be on a 3:45pm flight out of San Francisco to Romania. Interpol checked the flight manifests and were able to determine which flight he was on. Sacramento Sheriff's spokesperson Tim Curran says they were notified at 6:30 this morning that Alexsander had been found and that he was unharmed. But that Romanian officials had left his father David go free and returned Alexsander to his custody.
The attack and kidnapping reportedly took place at the mother's apartment around 10:30 in the morning. But deputies say she did not contact them right away.
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