MI - EG, 13, May be with adult male, Paris, 31 July 2024

[mlhenn]

Deputies: Mecosta County teen found safe in Washington, man in custody

A missing teen from Paris, Michigan, was found safe. The Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) says the 13-year-old girl was last seen leaving home July 31.

www.fox17online.com

The Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) says 13-year-old EM was last seen leaving home Wednesday morning at around 8:30 a.m.

We’re told E is 5’05” tall and weighs 160 pounds. She has blue eyes and light-red or pink hair.

E last wore a black long-sleeved shirt with a greenish American flag on the front, a pair of black jeans with holes over the knees, and black Converse shoes with some white on them, according to MCSO.

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[Seni]

Missing 13-year-old spotted in Lake County, sheriff continues to seek tips



LAKE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Missing 13-year-old EM was spotted in Lake County Wednesday night, according to the Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office, as investigators continue to ask the public for information.


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[nhmemorymaker]

I swear over and over
13 is the new 17.

 

[mlhenn]

Missing 13-year-old spotted in Lake County, sheriff continues to seek tips

Deputies said she was reported to have been seen near US-10 and 48th Street around 8 p.m. Wednesday.

 

[Kittypoo]

Missing 13-year-old spotted in Lake County, sheriff continues to seek tips

Deputies said she was reported to have been seen near US-10 and 48th Street around 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Very worrying this is the same article as 3 days ago and she is 13 years old. Are there no updates?

 

[PommyMommy]

Found safe, but ugh.

AUG 5, 2024
FOUND SAFE | 13-year-old from Mecosta Co. found in Washington State with 36-year-old man
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E was suspected to be with an unknown man, and was considered a runaway. She was found Monday morning in Spanaway, Washington with a 36-year-old man from that area.

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The Mecosta County Sheriff's Office said the man is in police custody and the investigation is ongoing.

 

[Knitty]

MOD NOTE: Given charges are likely, please use initials in further posts.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I hope this girl receives all of the therapy and support she'll need to heal from this experience. I wonder if the man has a criminal record and hope society will be protected from him permanently.

 

[PommyMommy]

AUG 8, 2024

Missing Michigan girl, 13, found at Pierce County man’s home. He’s charged with kidnapping

The 26-year-old man allegedly had been talking to the girl on Snapchat for four months.

www.aol.com

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Benjamin Michael Wier of Spanaway was charged Tuesday with second-degree kidnapping with an emphasis on sexual motivation. Pierce County prosecutors allege that Wier took the girl July 31 after communicating with her on Snapchat.

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Wier was booked into Pierce County Jail on suspicion of second-degree rape of a child and second-degree kidnapping, document show.

He said he knew she was 13 years old and that it was wrong. He allegedly admitted to having sex with her. Wier also told deputies he was in love with the teenager, court documents show.

Deputies asked the teenager for her phone, and she refused. They noticed a “Pierce County Parks” identification card that fell out of her pocket. Her first name was on it and her last name was listed as “Wier.”

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Deputies learned that Wier was listed as a suspect in a child case.

 

[Knitty]

No further jail time for Washington man found with 13-year-old missing from Michigan - The Daily Chronicle

A 26-year-old Tacoma-area man who drove to Michigan to pick up a 13-year-old girl to whom he'd been sending illicit messages and brought her back to Washington won't spend more time in jail after he …

www.chronline.com

Pierce County Superior Court Judge Gretchen Leanderson sentenced him to three months in jail, which he has already served.

The punishment was at the low end of the standard sentencing range, 3-8 months, which was what prosecutors and the defense agreed to recommend. Deputy prosecuting attorney Lindsay Chenelia said in court that there was an "extremely concerning fact pattern" in the case, but that based on a forensic interview with the victim, the state believed it would have had issues with her coming to court to testify.