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U.K. Man Arrested in Quebec City After Disappearance of English Teen

The 42-year-old man was charged with sexual exploitation and touching after authorities found the 16-year-old girl in good health during a coordinated international investigation.

  • On Oct. 15, 2025, a 42-year-old man from Birmingham, U.K., faced charges in Quebec City for sexual touching of a teenage girl he was with at the time.
  • Monday, Quebec City police arrested the suspect near Montmorency Falls after a request from West Midlands Police, and conducted a local search at the site.
  • International and federal agencies joined the effort, with police in the U.K., the RCMP, Interpol, the Canada Border Services Agency and Quebec provincial police involved; authorities urged tips to 911 or 418-641 AGIR .
  • The Crown objected at Tuesday's hearing, and the suspect remains in custody until Friday under the federal Criminal Code, which prescribes imprisonment up to 14 years and a minimum of one year.
  • Patrol officers found the teenager accompanied by the suspect, said she was in good physical health, and she is now under the province's youth protection system as the relationship remains undetermined.
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U.K. man charged in Quebec City over disappearance of 16-year-old girl

MONTREAL - A 42-year-old man has appeared in court in Quebec City in the disappearance of a 16-year-old girl from England.

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The Hamilton Spectator broke the news in Hamilton, Canada on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.
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