Overview
- Atoa, 50, was released Tuesday after being granted bail, then was taken back into custody about 30 minutes later for allegedly breaching release conditions.
- Investigators say he was required to go to a court-ordered residence and avoid contact with anyone under 18, but officers observed him in a store’s perfume aisle in very close proximity to a young female.
- He now faces an additional count of failing to comply with a release order, with a court appearance on the new charge set for Jan. 15 and an existing case date on Feb. 2.
- Earlier charges include trafficking a person under 18, sexual assault of a child, sexual interference, obtaining sexual services of a child for consideration, indecent exposure to a child, sexual counsel of a child, and three counts of unlawful confinement.
- The allegations stem from a Dec. 19 response where police found a 14-year-old in medical distress and later located two other girls, and from a separate October 2025 case involving a 24-year-old vulnerable woman; police are seeking a female witness from the store and ask tips to 403-328-4444 referencing file 25059360.