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I will first post the link..... then copy and paste the story here with the information highlighted.... I think it is better to read it from start to finish, so you can see that roger and james Bentley are 2 different people yet BROTHERS and BOTH of them were molesting Jetseta.... at least james was doing it for over 2 1/2 years and Roger just recently did it right before he killed her , not sure about any other time.... read carefully.... for that person who said I did not know what I was talking about that James never molested her, and I was talking about the wrong child .... here is the link, again followed by story....
http://gazetteonline.com/2005/03/25/Home/amber.htm
Girl abducted from C.R. home; family fears worst
Body found near Kalona; male suspect in custody
Published:03/25/2005 08:55 AM
Updated:03/25/2005 11:32 PM
By: Christoph Trappe - The Gazette
Trena Gage, mother of missing girl Jetseta Gage, 10, talks with a Gazette reporter about her daughter Friday. Jetseta Gage, 10, was taken from her home Thursday night. Trena Gage is staying with family in Marion.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - The search for a 10-year-old girl abducted from her Cedar Rapids home ended Friday with the discovery of a body in a dilapidated mobile home in rural Johnson County.
A registered sex offender, Roger Bentley, 37,
of Brandon, was being held in the Linn County
Jail last night on a charge of child stealing.
Bail was set at $32,500. A duty officer at the jail
said a ``hold'' had been placed on Bentley for
Johnson County, but she did not know for
which charges. She said he had been taken to
the jail about 9:30 last night.
Police had been looking for Jetseta Gage since 8:47 p.m. Thursday when she disappeared from the family home at 448 Jacolyn Dr. NW. An Amber Alert -- the notice of a missing child was issued statewide at 11:47 p.m.
Cedar Rapids police canceled the alert at 2 p.m. Friday, saying a body had been found in rural Johnson County.
"A positive identification of the body has not been made and may not be made for some time," Lt. Steve O'Konek said. "We would like to thank all those involved in the use of the Amber Alert system, which directly led information from the public to the location of the body and the suspect."
A person who saw the alert spotted Bentley or his pickup at a mobile home at 4703 Orval Yoder Turnpike, rural Kalona, and contacted authorities, according to the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
Deputies from the Johnson County Sheriff's Office arrived at the home about 7 a.m. Friday. They found the pickup, as well as a body inside the mobile home, and took Bentley into custody.
The mobile home appears abandoned and does not appear to be connected to electrical lines. The property, owned by Ann Enck of Waldo, Fla., is strewn with debris and several vehicles; Enck has an unlisted number and could not be reached.
Crime tape is strung around the property.
Bentley's pickup -- a black and silver 1982 Datsun King Cab with a silver topper and Iowa license plates 392MIZ -- was parked on mud more than 100 feet from the road. Police said the pickup is owned by Bentley's father.
Bentley is on the Iowa Sex Offenders Registry because of a 1994 conviction in Benton County for lascivious acts with a child. The victim was a 7-year-old girl, records indicate.
Jetseta's mother, Trena Gage, 29, said she didn't know Bentley was on the registry.
She said Bentley was at her home on Thursday working on the transmission of her white van -- help that she appreciated because she's a full-time student and a single parent.
Trena Gage went to class Thursday evening and, when it started raining, Bentley came inside the house for a while, according to Teresa Gage, 54, Trena's mother and Jetseta's grandmother.
"I told them (the children) that they had 30 minutes to play" before bedtime, Teresa Gage said. "(Bentley) left (at around 8:15 p.m.) and when he left, I locked the door and went downstairs to check on Jetseta. I couldn't find her."
Jetseta's younger brother, Ian, 7, told his grandmother he'd seen his sister leave with Bentley.
Teresa Gage called her daughter, who was at Hamilton College in Cedar Rapids, where she is pursuing a degree in accounting. Trena Gage rushed home, knocking on neighbors' doors, trying to find Jetseta. She called police at 8:47 p.m.
A short time later, somebody spotted Bentley's pickup and Jetseta at the Casey's Convenience Store at 130 41st Ave. Dr. SW, which is near Highway 30 and Interstate 380.
Police were unable to locate them at that time, Gage said.
"I'm distraught, and I'm just praying," Trena Gage told The Gazette on Friday morning.
The women said Jetseta was going to a special school in Cedar Rapids where she was receiving help with behavioral and mental problems.
At a 5:15 p.m. news conference Friday, Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek announced the discovery of a body -- "possibly" that of a young female -- in an area just northwest of Frytown, but said it had not been positively identified, pending an autopsy.
The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation remained at the scene last night collecting evidence.
"This is an extremely difficult day for me in my new office," said Pulkrabek, who took over as sheriff in January. "I think that this is a difficult day for all of us in law
enforcement."
On Friday, the Gage family waited at a cousin's home in Marion for word of Jetseta Marrie, also called "Jet."
"I was trying to think of a boy's name," her mother said. When the baby turned out to be a girl, she adapted it. "I just liked it."
Police called at 11 a.m., telling the family they had Bentley in custody but hadn't found Jetseta.
"I just want her here, and I want her home with me so I can hold her," Trena Gage said, tears rolling down her cheeks.
"I miss her, and I love her," grandmother Teresa Gage said. "You love your kid, but grandchildren are just a little more special."
The family said they had been unable to locate Jetseta's father, Chris Kolvar.
Police told the Gage family not to return to their northwest Cedar Rapids home, where an officer was guarding the house. Police removed three bags of evidence from inside the white, split-level home. The Gages moved into the home in December from low-income housing elsewhere in the city.
Trena Gage said she met Roger Bentley about five years ago through his brother, James Bentley.
James Bentley, 33, is in the Linn County Jail on a second-degree sexual abuse charge. Trena Gage said he's awaiting trial for sexually abusing Jetseta. That trial is set for May 31.
Trena Gage met James Bentley while talking on CB radios. They eventually met and dated for about a year, she said. She later met his brother, Roger, whom she described as a friend.
Gage, who still talks to other people on CB radios, said people from all over the state were on their radios late Thursday and early Friday, talking to truckers driving across the state, asking for their help in locating the girl and Bentley's truck.
Neighbors in the Gages' neighborhood voiced concern Friday morning about what happened so close to their homes.
"It scares me. I have kids on my own," said Kim Pope, 29, a neighbor. "It's really worrying me."
http://gazetteonline.com/2005/03/25/Home/amber.htm
Girl abducted from C.R. home; family fears worst
Body found near Kalona; male suspect in custody
Published:03/25/2005 08:55 AM
Updated:03/25/2005 11:32 PM
By: Christoph Trappe - The Gazette
Trena Gage, mother of missing girl Jetseta Gage, 10, talks with a Gazette reporter about her daughter Friday. Jetseta Gage, 10, was taken from her home Thursday night. Trena Gage is staying with family in Marion.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - The search for a 10-year-old girl abducted from her Cedar Rapids home ended Friday with the discovery of a body in a dilapidated mobile home in rural Johnson County.
A registered sex offender, Roger Bentley, 37,
of Brandon, was being held in the Linn County
Jail last night on a charge of child stealing.
Bail was set at $32,500. A duty officer at the jail
said a ``hold'' had been placed on Bentley for
Johnson County, but she did not know for
which charges. She said he had been taken to
the jail about 9:30 last night.
Police had been looking for Jetseta Gage since 8:47 p.m. Thursday when she disappeared from the family home at 448 Jacolyn Dr. NW. An Amber Alert -- the notice of a missing child was issued statewide at 11:47 p.m.
Cedar Rapids police canceled the alert at 2 p.m. Friday, saying a body had been found in rural Johnson County.
"A positive identification of the body has not been made and may not be made for some time," Lt. Steve O'Konek said. "We would like to thank all those involved in the use of the Amber Alert system, which directly led information from the public to the location of the body and the suspect."
A person who saw the alert spotted Bentley or his pickup at a mobile home at 4703 Orval Yoder Turnpike, rural Kalona, and contacted authorities, according to the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
Deputies from the Johnson County Sheriff's Office arrived at the home about 7 a.m. Friday. They found the pickup, as well as a body inside the mobile home, and took Bentley into custody.
The mobile home appears abandoned and does not appear to be connected to electrical lines. The property, owned by Ann Enck of Waldo, Fla., is strewn with debris and several vehicles; Enck has an unlisted number and could not be reached.
Crime tape is strung around the property.
Bentley's pickup -- a black and silver 1982 Datsun King Cab with a silver topper and Iowa license plates 392MIZ -- was parked on mud more than 100 feet from the road. Police said the pickup is owned by Bentley's father.
Bentley is on the Iowa Sex Offenders Registry because of a 1994 conviction in Benton County for lascivious acts with a child. The victim was a 7-year-old girl, records indicate.
Jetseta's mother, Trena Gage, 29, said she didn't know Bentley was on the registry.
She said Bentley was at her home on Thursday working on the transmission of her white van -- help that she appreciated because she's a full-time student and a single parent.
Trena Gage went to class Thursday evening and, when it started raining, Bentley came inside the house for a while, according to Teresa Gage, 54, Trena's mother and Jetseta's grandmother.
"I told them (the children) that they had 30 minutes to play" before bedtime, Teresa Gage said. "(Bentley) left (at around 8:15 p.m.) and when he left, I locked the door and went downstairs to check on Jetseta. I couldn't find her."
Jetseta's younger brother, Ian, 7, told his grandmother he'd seen his sister leave with Bentley.
Teresa Gage called her daughter, who was at Hamilton College in Cedar Rapids, where she is pursuing a degree in accounting. Trena Gage rushed home, knocking on neighbors' doors, trying to find Jetseta. She called police at 8:47 p.m.
A short time later, somebody spotted Bentley's pickup and Jetseta at the Casey's Convenience Store at 130 41st Ave. Dr. SW, which is near Highway 30 and Interstate 380.
Police were unable to locate them at that time, Gage said.
"I'm distraught, and I'm just praying," Trena Gage told The Gazette on Friday morning.
The women said Jetseta was going to a special school in Cedar Rapids where she was receiving help with behavioral and mental problems.
At a 5:15 p.m. news conference Friday, Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek announced the discovery of a body -- "possibly" that of a young female -- in an area just northwest of Frytown, but said it had not been positively identified, pending an autopsy.
The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation remained at the scene last night collecting evidence.
"This is an extremely difficult day for me in my new office," said Pulkrabek, who took over as sheriff in January. "I think that this is a difficult day for all of us in law
enforcement."
On Friday, the Gage family waited at a cousin's home in Marion for word of Jetseta Marrie, also called "Jet."
"I was trying to think of a boy's name," her mother said. When the baby turned out to be a girl, she adapted it. "I just liked it."
Police called at 11 a.m., telling the family they had Bentley in custody but hadn't found Jetseta.
"I just want her here, and I want her home with me so I can hold her," Trena Gage said, tears rolling down her cheeks.
"I miss her, and I love her," grandmother Teresa Gage said. "You love your kid, but grandchildren are just a little more special."
The family said they had been unable to locate Jetseta's father, Chris Kolvar.
Police told the Gage family not to return to their northwest Cedar Rapids home, where an officer was guarding the house. Police removed three bags of evidence from inside the white, split-level home. The Gages moved into the home in December from low-income housing elsewhere in the city.
Trena Gage said she met Roger Bentley about five years ago through his brother, James Bentley.
James Bentley, 33, is in the Linn County Jail on a second-degree sexual abuse charge. Trena Gage said he's awaiting trial for sexually abusing Jetseta. That trial is set for May 31.
Trena Gage met James Bentley while talking on CB radios. They eventually met and dated for about a year, she said. She later met his brother, Roger, whom she described as a friend.
Gage, who still talks to other people on CB radios, said people from all over the state were on their radios late Thursday and early Friday, talking to truckers driving across the state, asking for their help in locating the girl and Bentley's truck.
Neighbors in the Gages' neighborhood voiced concern Friday morning about what happened so close to their homes.
"It scares me. I have kids on my own," said Kim Pope, 29, a neighbor. "It's really worrying me."
but what I still think is REALLY REALLY STUPID:furious: is that she would have continued to allow Roger around her and her kids (knowing what his brother was like) ... wonder if he ever had any alone time oppurtunities around Jetseta also, that he could have been also molesting her before this time ? Maybe the 2 brothers were in it together ? Maybe he killed Jetseta to get revenge on Trena for pressing charges against his brother ??? 
