Sex offender in Saskatchewan who took children into U.S. signs plea agreement

The seven-year-old girl and eight-year-old boy were the centre of an Amber Alert after they were not found at their home in Eastend in southwest Saskatchewan.

Moore was arrested after two days at the Sturgis campground.

The court document says U.S. agents pinned Moore’s vehicle to stop the man from fleeing with the woman and children.

It says a cellphone and SIM card found in Moore’s possession contained child pornography. Police also found an extensive number of electronic devices.

The plea agreement is to be considered by a judge. A date for sentencing has not been set.

Moore is also facing charges in Canada for failing to report a change of address, which is required for convicted sex offenders, and breaching a court order not to have weapons.

At the time of the Amber Alert, Mounties said Moore was being investigated by social services in Saskatchewan. The U.S. court document says when Moore was contacted by social services, he lied and said he and the woman and children were in Ontario.

Instead, Moore drove them to the border near Turner, Mont., where he cut through a barbed wire fence in the middle of the night, says the document.

RCMP had said they were concerned due to Moore’s background.

Canadian court records show Moore was convicted in 2009 for sexual interference of a minor. He was sentenced in Regina provincial court to two years and two months in prison.

The records also say he served three months in jail in 2011, after he was convicted of breaching a recognizance order.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 12, 2023.

by Kelly Geraldine Malone, Canadian Press

Sex offender in Saskatchewan who took children into U.S. signs plea agreement

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