The Moscow man accused of kidnapping his 2-year-old daughter and fleeing to Mexico has been ordered to appear in federal court.

The U.S. Department of Justice charged 21-year-old Aaron Aung on Monday in Spokane with international parental kidnapping, according to court documents.

Aung had previously been indicted for first-degree custodial interference locally when the Pullman Police Department issued a warrant for his arrest in June.

Aung’s daughter was reported missing in early June when the two allegedly failed to show up for a custody exchange with the toddler’s mother in Pullman.

Investigators believed they had supposedly been on a fishing trip in Montana, until border patrol cameras reportedly caught them traveling to Mexico that month.

Mexican authorities located the two July 7 with Aung’s fiancee, former Pullman resident Nadia Cole, 21. Cole had been reported missing to the Port of Seattle Police Department after not boarding a flight with her family in late May.

If convicted on the federal charge, Aung could spend up to three years in prison, according to the U.S. Department of Justice’s website.

Pearce can be reached at epearce@dnews.com