Seven months after Kirkland kidnapping of teen girl, man released on bail

Palais de Justice, Montreal Courthouse. (Daniel J. Rowe/CTV News)

One of three men charged in an attempted kidnapping of a 16-year-old girl last summer has been released on bail, more than seven months after the incident, leaving one man in custody in the case.

All three, in their early 20s, was charged in an unusual case last July where the teenage victim was seen being allegedly forced into a car late at night, outside her workplace. Her two brothers were among the three charged.

A publication ban prevents the reporting of details from the case, including the bail hearing, that could identify the underage kidnapping victim.

But the Quebec Crown prosecutors' office confirmed the man has been released on conditions, one of which is that the man live and stay in Ontario except for court, they said.

One of the other defendants was released on bail on Aug. 6, and the third man is still in custody.

All three return to court on October 24 and 25 for the preliminary investigation, the Crown said.

The kidnapping happened outside a burger restaurant in Kirkland. The next morning, with the girl still missing, police issued an Amber Alert for her, but she showed up at a police station shortly afterwards.

All of the accused were aged 21 or 22 at the time. When bail hearings began in July, the presiding judge said she wanted more information on the case, since it was a "unique" situation with a "societal and cultural backdrop."