Couple charged with sexually abusing missing 14-year-old girl found hiding in box in bedroom

Nypost · Jun 05, 2026 · 507 words · By Patrick Reilly

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Add The New York Post on GoogleA twisted married couple have been charged with sexually abusing a missing 14-year-old girl — a friend of one of their children — who was found hiding in a box in their bedroom, according to police.

Common ground

Andrew Olson, 49, and Angeline Olson, 47, were arrested after a concerned neighbor called police and reported seeing the girl and Angeline semi-naked outside of a home in Maplewood, Minn., just hours after the unidentified youngster had been reported missing.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Anger: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Andrew was charged with three counts of possession of child sexual abuse material and one count of soliciting a child to engage in sexual conduct?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Andrew was charged with three counts of possession of child sexual abuse material and one count of soliciting a child to engage in sexual conduct.”

CORROBORATED

Multiple sources confirm Andrew Olson was charged with three counts of possessing child sexual abuse material and one count of soliciting a child to engage in sexual conduct.

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Claim 2: “The officers “ultimately located [the girl] in a cardboard box in the Olsons’ bedroom under a pile of clothes,” according to a criminal complaint obtained by CBS News.”

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While multiple sources mention the girl was found in a box in the couple's home, the specific detail about the 'cardboard box in the bedroom under a pile of clothes' is only explicitly detailed in the context of the original claim's source (CBS News) and not independently detailed in the provided search snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Clifford Robert Olson Jr. (January 1, 1940 – September 30, 2011) was a Canadian convicted serial killer who confessed to murdering 11 children, aged between 9 and 18, in the early 1980s. In 1976, Olso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Olson

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Olson (October 8, 1930 – April 17, 2022) was an American actor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Olson_(actor)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Police Squad! is an American television series created by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker for the American Broadcasting Company. It stars Leslie Nielsen as Frank Drebin and Alan North as …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_Squad!

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Claim 3: “Andrew Olson, 49, and Angeline Olson, 47, were arrested after a concerned neighbor called police and reported seeing the girl and Angeline semi-naked outside of a home in Maplewood, Minn.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm the arrest of Andrew (49) and Angeline (47) Olson in Maplewood, MN, following a neighbor's report of seeing the girl and Angeline semi-naked.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 5, 2024, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 94th Minnesota Legislature. Pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Minnesota_House_of_Repres…

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web search NEUTRAL — Andrew Olson, 49, and Angeline Olson, 47, were arrested after a concerned neighbor called police and reported seeing the girl and Angeline semi-naked outside of a home in Maplewood, Minn., just hours …
https://nypost.com/2026/06/05/us-news/couple-charged-with-se…

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web search NEUTRAL — Angeline Olson and Andrew Olson have been charged with criminal sexual misconduct charges, according to records obtained by KARE. Andrew, 49, was also hit with an additional charge of three counts of …
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/couple-accused-sexual…

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Claim 4: “Angeline faces up to 30 years in prison, while Andrew Olson faces up to 18 years, if convicted.”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was provided regarding the specific prison sentences (30 years and 18 years) facing the defendants.

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Claim 5: “Neighbors said the couple’s own teenage children were taken away by Child Protective Services earlier this year”

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The provided evidence includes general information about CPS and unrelated individuals (Ruby Franke), but does not confirm that the Olsons' own children were removed by CPS.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trista Piccola served as the director of the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families (the DCYF) from January 2017 until July 2019. Her term was marked by the death and near-deaths of chi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trista_Piccola

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fancy Dance is a 2023 American drama film directed by Erica Tremblay (in her feature directorial debut), from a screenplay written by Tremblay and Miciana Alise. It stars Lily Gladstone, Isabel DeRoy-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fancy_Dance_(film)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ruby Franke (née Griffiths; born January 18, 1982) is an American former family vlogger and convicted child abuser who ran the now defunct YouTube channel 8 Passengers. On August 30, 2023, Franke and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Franke

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Claim 6: “The girl was reported missing by an assistant principal at her middle school, who said she had left the school without permission around 8 a.m. on May 26”

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Multiple sources confirm the girl was reported missing after leaving school without permission on May 26.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — May is the fifth month of the year. May, MAY or may can also refer to:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Theresa Mary May, Baroness May of Maidenhead (; née Brasier; born 1 October 1956), is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from …
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Claim 7: “Police also obtained a warrant to search the couple’s devices and found several images of the victim being assaulted by them.”

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The evidence confirms the arrests and the charges of possessing child sexual abuse material, but the specific detail about a warrant for devices containing images of the victim being assaulted is not explicitly detailed across multiple independent sources in the provided snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969) was an English musician and one of the founders of the Rolling Stones. Initially a slide guitarist, he went on to play electric guitar, sing b…
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Claim 8: “The girl’s father told investigators that she may have been at her friend’s home in Oakdale, whose parents are the Olsons.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of 'victim' and does not contain information regarding the father's statement to investigators.

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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of VICTIM is one that is acted on and usually adversely affected by a force or agent. How to use victim in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/victim

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web search NEUTRAL — CalVCB values its community partners in victim advocacy and victim services and provides tools and resources to help victims recover, heal, and thrive. Community organizations and government partners …
https://victims.ca.gov/

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web search NEUTRAL — 1. a person or thing that suffers harm, death, etc, from another or from some adverse act, circumstance, etc: victims of tyranny. Usage: Using the word victim or victims in relation to chronic illness…
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/victim

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Claim 9: “Metadata shows the assault happened the afternoon she went missing, according to the complaint.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about metadata removal tools and AI, with no mention of the specific criminal complaint or metadata in this case.

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web search NEUTRAL — Easily remove metadata from all types of files, including photos and PDFs. Metadata2Go offers a simple online tool to clean metadata and support your privacy. Quickly delete photo, PDF, and other file…
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Claim 10: “Angeline was charged with one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of soliciting a child to engage in sexual conduct, according to court records.”

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Multiple sources confirm Angeline Olson was charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct and soliciting a child to engage in sexual conduct.

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web search NEUTRAL — According to court documents filed last week in Washington County, 46-year-old Angeline Olson and 48-year-old Andrew Olson, of Oakdale, are each charged with soliciting a child to engage in sexual con…
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/oakdale-minnesota-cou…

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web search NEUTRAL — Angeline and Andrew Olson of Oakdale, both in their 40s, are each charged with soliciting a child to engage in sexual conduct. The girl was reported missing from school on May 26.The couple is in cust…
https://www.kold.com/2026/06/05/couple-charged-after-missing…

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web search NEUTRAL — Per the reports, Angeline is also facing one count of criminal sexual conduct, while Andrew is facing three counts of possessing child sexual abuse material. In a criminal complaint cited by the outle…
https://www.aol.com/articles/minn-couple-accused-sexually-ab…

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