A man was arrested in Fort Collins for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a juvenile girl from Missouri.

Fort Collins police arrested Maximilian Bondrescu, 44, after executing a search warrant at a residence in the 800 block of Warren Landing in Fort Collins and found the girl inside, according to a news release from the Fort Collins Police Department.

Bondrescu is a registered sex offender, and was booked into the Larimer County Jail on several charges including second-degree kidnapping, sexual assault on a child, second-degree assault and harboring a minor.

“Had it not been for the diligent work of these detectives, the juvenile could have continued to be victimized. Our investigators will now work closely with the District Attorney’s Office to ensure justice for this child,” said Kristy Volesky, assistant chief of Fort Collins police, in the release.

Fort Collins police received a tip from a Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force detective last Friday that a girl who was reportedly missing from Missouri since December 2024 may be in Fort Collins, according to the release. Upon serving the warrant, police located Bondrescu, who allegedly denied there was a girl in the house before police found her.

The initial investigation by police has revealed that Bondrescu allegedly rented a vehicle to drive to Missouri where he met with the girl before driving her back to Colorado.

The girl told investigators that she was held against her will, according to the release, but he would sometimes take her outside and make her work for his snow removal company, FoCo Sno Go, as long as she worse a mask while shoveling to hide her identity and age.

Police are asking for any customers who used the snow removal company, as well as anyone with information about this case, to contact Det. David Guy with the FCPD at 970-416-2026.