After a few weeks, 202nd Infantry Brigade chief Col. Aurelio Baladad was compelled to admit on September 9 that the military had custody of the Agta youth, but he claimed that Morada voluntarily went with the soldiers.
Iniulat sa midya ni Fr. Pete Montallana ng Prelature of Infanta ang pagkawala ni Morada. Pagkalipas ng ilang linggo, napilitang aminin noong Setyembre 9 ni Col. Aurelio Baladad, hepe ng 202 Infantry Brigade, na nasa kamay nga nila ang kabataang Agta, pero ito raw ay kusang sumama sa kanila.