GUILTY CT - J B, 14, Hartford, 27 Aug 2014

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http://www.dailycamera.com/top-stories/ci_26510913/longmont-man-arrested-kidnapping

In court on Thursday, Boulder County Deputy District Attorney Tim Johnson said Wind had been plotting to kidnap the girl for more than a year after meeting her in a kids' chatroom online. Wind had contacted the girl via online communication platforms Skype and Pinger, then drove out to Hartford, Connecticut, to get her in August...

A Longmont officer tried to contact Wind at his apartment, but Wind did not answer the door. The officer was able to reach Wind by telephone at work at IBM, and Wind told the officer a female "acquaintance" was staying at the apartment... The officer called the female on the phone and got her to answer the door to Ward's apartment. The officer identified her as the missing teen, even though when asked how old she was, she replied, "I'm 20, no I mean 19," after counting on her fingers...

According to the affidavit, the apartment was a two-bedroom unit, but one of the bedrooms was used as an exercise room. The girl said Wind slept in the exercise room and denied that Wind ever had sex with her. Detectives examined a laptop belonging to the victim and found images of male genitals and a poem that expressed love for "Tim." A friend of the victim's said she had been claiming to have a boyfriend named Tim for about a year.
 
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I feel sad for J that the details in the above article are being made public. It won't make it any easier for her to rejoin her classmates at school... it sounds like she was already having a hard time fitting in prior to this incident.
 
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Yeah, I know. I hesitated about posting it, but it's already out there on MSM.

For me, it's about education. My girl just turned 10, and I need to know what to watch out for and how to protect her. I'd never heard of a lot of these apps until joining WS, and Pinger is a new one to me.
 
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Yeah, I know. I hesitated about posting it, but it's already out there on MSM.

For me, it's about education. My girl just turned 10, and I need to know what to watch out for and how to protect her. I'd never heard of a lot of these apps until joining WS, and Pinger is a new one to me.

SO True Okie! Parents need to learn stranger danger doesn't end with the creepy man at the park or in his "white van" offering to pet his puppy or give you candy. Education needs to continue to internet dangers in your teens. It baffles me how the young adults just vanish and most of them are alone at the time. When they turn up, the family and friends are left without answers to their loss many times. i.e. Out with friends yet head out of the bar to hit up the atm, walking to your car alone, and a slew of others. Safety in numbers! We need to continue to instill this as our kids grow and teach them the dangers as they are age appropriate.
 
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Well it boggles my mind how many very young girls are taking off. I was looking at a WA state missing site yesterday and I was amazed. Some young teens have been missing for a few months. One was found and left again. I still think of 13-15 years olds as children, and just can't understand it. It's one thing to run from a bad situation. It's another to be looking for a grown man to run away with. Older men creeped me out when I was a teen, but now it seems to be fine. I never know if they have lied to these young girls, or if they know. It's sad and scary!
I'm speaking in general and not making these comments at JB. I feel there are a few things going on with that situation.
 
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Glad to hear she was recovered...this situation is exactly why I constantly harp to my family & friends how important it is to be aware of your child's online activities...if you allow them that. Which I don't believe you should but that's another soapbox. God bless'em, we should protect them to the nth degree possible....danger lurks in innocent places...
So hope she has a good future .
 
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Nice work LE!!!! You brought her home!!! :loveyou:

Precious J, teenage years are some of the worse you'll ever endure. It's all uphill from there!!! Weight doesn't define a person. So many factors help form our outward appearances. From someone who has been thin, and been obese, please know that the person inside is still the same. I pray you receive lots of guidance in building up that self esteem, and realize you are NOT alone! Every single teen I've ever met, and those that I've talked to once they became adults have all said many of teh same things. Trying to fit in, trying to meet parent's standards while wanting to meet friend's standards, the many changes going on within your body, it's a difficult time. But even those thin, cheerleaders, star track runners, etc. are facing teh same problems. I can promise you that in 5 to 10yrs from now, none of that high school stuff matters at all. It seems like the most important things now, but truly, things won't matter then. Hold that head up high, know that your are loved, and that even strangers were worried about you. :loveyou:




Hope that perp rots in jail!!! :jail:
 
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It's hard when you're so young and don't do your own grocery shopping or cook your own meals, to learn the 'right' way to eat healthy and lose weight the healthy way. It makes me sad that J has such a poor self-image.

J-- things will get better. And as you get older you will have more power to grocery shop for yourself, prepare your own meals, drive yourself to the gym, etc. But meanwhile you must also learn to love yourself as you are. Life is no good if it is wasted hating ourselves. You are beautiful!

I wonder what was in the backpack Jillian had with her outside? Any other electronics, like an iPod touch?

It's hard even when you DO your own shopping and meal prep!! I'm glad to see she has been found.
 
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http://www.dailycamera.com/longmont...da-alleged-kidnapper-longmont-exploited-other

Boulder County's top sexual assault prosecutor says her office has only reached "the tip of the iceberg" of an alleged history of sexual exploitation by a Longmont man who already stands accused of kidnapping a 14-year-old Connecticut girl last month.

Hinting at other victims of this predator? How many? And did they survive? How terrifying.

Makes me even more thankful that J is now safe and I hope she's getting all the love and support she needs to heal from this experience. Still very worried about her, though.
 
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When there is no doubt that this perv is the predator, I think his mug should be blasted all over. I would also like to know more about him. Does he have children? Ever been married? Ever committed a crime? Was he ever normal? I've not seen anything about his friends/coworkers saying the usual "I am shocked, he was so nice" comments. Just UGH.
 
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From last month:

http://www.timescall.com/longmont-l...t-man-sentenced-70-years-life-kidnapping-case

A Longmont man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old Connecticut girl nearly two years ago was sentenced to 70 years to life in prison Friday...

Two other victims, between the ages of 12 and 14 living in Texas and Florida, were contacted during the investigation, revealing that Wind had requested sexually explicit photographs and unsuccessfully attempted to visit at least one of the girls.

Before making his journey to Connecticut, Weigel and prosecuting attorney Katharina Booth said, Wind had "groomed" the girl he eventually kidnapped into thinking that he loved her more than her family or anyone else loved her, prompting her to meet him one day in August 2014.
 

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