Missing Kansas Girl Found
Associated Press - Sat 07:31 AM 06/02/2012
Found Friday southwest of Lansing
Authorities say a 12-year-old Kansas girl has been found in Michigan after her parents reported she left her home with a Canadian man she met on the Internet.
Michigan State Police Lieutenant T.J. Riegle says the girl and a man were stopped while driving Friday afternoon southwest of Lansing. Riegle says both are being held as police "sort things out."
El Dorado Police Chief Tom Boren says the girl's parents told investigators had last seen her about 2 a.m. Thursday and believed she had left her home with 20-year-old Kenneth McGill of Ontario, Canada. They reported her missing about 12 hours later. The girl's father had declined to comment to The Associated Press earlier Friday.
McGill previously had been reported missing and suicidal by his parents.
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missmanners
Saturday 2 June 2012 07:53 Report this comment
So glad this girl has is en found. Hope she is ok. Parents have to be aware what their children are doing in all areas of their lives, especially on the internet.
youmakemelaugh
Saturday 2 June 2012 11:30 Report this comment
So sad they last seen her at 2am and must have know this guy was in town. Then to wait 12 hours to report this? I think there is more to this story.
getumgranny
Sunday 3 June 2012 06:15 Report this comment
So, more to the story? It is possible they did not report this for 12hrs because they were trying to get her back on their own, a common mistake made in these situations, law enforcement should be contacted IMMEDIATELY!! It was bad enough when we had to start worrying about people snatching our children right off the street or from a mall/store, parents MUST keep an eye on what the young ones are doing, who they are chatting with etc... on the internet!! If you have a quiet, withdrawn child that is not real involved in activities/friends etc... they are typically the most vulnerable kids to fall prey to a predator from internet.