By The Associated Press

South Carolina man charged with kidnapping, sexually assaulting Alberta woman

May 26, 2017 | 11:11 AM

PICKENS, South Carolina – Authorities say a South Carolina man has been arrested and charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a Canadian woman he told was being hired to model.

Pickens County Sheriff Rick Clark told local media the woman from Alberta was rescued from the man’s trailer home Wednesday, after authorities tracked them via social media and cellphone.

Thirty-nine-year-old Fred Russell Urey, of Norris, is charged with kidnapping and criminal sexual conduct.

Clark said Urey promised the woman $15,000 for modeling that didn’t include nudity or sex. The sheriff said the woman was confined for five days.

Clark said Urey allowed her to contact her family via Facetime as he watched her. She was able to signal her danger and relatives contacted police. It wasn’t immediately clear what part of Alberta the woman was from.

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It wasn’t known if Urey has a lawyer.

(The Associated Press) 

(This is a corrected story. The original version from the Associated Press mispelled the suspect’s name.)