Found Safe NY - Victoria Grabowski, 16, Queens, 24 Aug 2019 *lured to London UK by older man* *ARREST*

[CharlestonGal]

What's the age of majority/consent in the UK? Can they force her to return to the US if she doesn't want to?

 

[JerseyGirl]

What's the age of majority/consent in the UK? Can they force her to return to the US if she doesn't want to?

The age of consent for sexual activity in the UK is 16.

The law on sex

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Police in London confirmed that Victoria Grabowski arrived at Heathrow Airport in the U.K. capital on Saturday, and she is "being treated as a missing person."
Police believe missing 16-year-old girl from Queens fled to London

Arrived Saturday now? Hmmm... London is 5 hours ahead of NY and the flight is 7 or 8 hours. If she bought her ticket that morning and went straight to the airport, she could have landed at Heathrow very late at night I guess. Not convinced we're getting all the right info re timings yet. Not that it matters, we know she's somewhere in the UK.

 

[Legally Bland]

The age of consent for sexual activity in the UK is 16.

The law on sex

You can also live independently as a 16 year old. And her Polish citizenship gives her the right to live/work/study etc. in the UK (well, for a bit).

 

[oviedo]

The age of consent for sexual activity in the UK is 16.

The law on sex

I wonder which law prevails? ours or the UK?

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Victoria Grabowski Missing: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com

 

[JerseyGirl]

Victoria Grabowski Missing: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com

Her parents were immigrants from Poland in the 1990s. She and her brother were born in the United States.

Police in New York and the U.K., along with Interpol, are coordinating in the search for her.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

I was thinking that she's run off to be with this older man she's met online, but mentions of the group chat is making me concerned something culty could be going on. If it's the former, strange that none of the "group" has come forward.

 

[CharlestonGal]

"A teenage girl from Queens ran off from her house last weekend and flew to London, police said.

The girl, 16-year-old Victoria Grabowski, was last seen at about 10 a.m. at her home in Maspeth on Saturday, cops said.

Police believe she stole a credit card and used it to buy a flight to London that day, authorities said.

Victoria’s uncle, Arkadiusz Grabowski, told qns.com that she may have been lured to the U.K. by an older man that she met online.

He told the website that her parents found a number of texts between Victoria, the older man, and several other people.

“The texts show that she got fascinated with London and wanted to move there,” Arkadiusz said.

The NYPD is working with police in London to bring her back to the United States."

Missing Persons Cases Network

 

[CharlestonGal]

"He added that this texts between Grabowski and the British man were exchanged in a group chat that included others, but he said that he could not say how old the other people were.

Her parents have hired a private investigator to assist in the case."

Maspeth family fears missing teenage girl was lured to London by older man - QNS.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

"She was an honor student, a very good girl, she didn’t have boyfriends, didn’t go out. Very quiet honor student," he said.

He said her parents are concerned she may have gone to London to meet an older boy her mother saw her chatting with online, Arkadiusz Grabowski said. When her mother asked who the person was, the teen answered, "It's nobody, just a friend."

Investigators told the family that Victoria paid for her ticket in cash.

New York Teen Who Flew To London Is Missing, Says Police

 

[CharlestonGal]

"New York police said Victoria Grabowski, from Queens, arrived in the UK on Monday morning.

“We’re working in conjunction with UK police, but unless she contacts us, we’re not going to know too much more.”

Family fear for New York teenager missing in London who was texting an older man

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Investigation Continues Over Disappearance of New York Teen Who Traveled Alone to London

American teen vanishes after traveling to London, police say | MyCentralOregon.com

 

[oviedo]

"She was an honor student, a very good girl, she didn’t have boyfriends, didn’t go out. Very quiet honor student," he said.

He said her parents are concerned she may have gone to London to meet an older boy her mother saw her chatting with online, Arkadiusz Grabowski said. When her mother asked who the person was, the teen answered, "It's nobody, just a friend."

Investigators told the family that Victoria paid for her ticket in cash.

New York Teen Who Flew To London Is Missing, Says Police

curious about this ticket purchase some articles say a stolen credit card was used and some say cash. Wonder which it is?

 

[JerseyGirl]

curious about this ticket purchase some articles say a stolen credit card was used and some say cash. Wonder which it is?

The police are saying she used a stolen credit card but the uncle is saying she used cash.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Arkadiusz said that Grabowski paid for the ticket in cash, though her parents don’t know where she got it. Grabowski, who is a Polish citizen, used her Polish passport to board the flight, according to her uncle.
Maspeth family fears missing teenage girl was lured to London by older man - QNS.com

 

[Really?]

Well, they should be able to get an ip address through his texts. Or I’m am being naive?

 

[CharlestonGal]

Well, they should be able to get an ip address through his texts. Or I’m am being naive?

It can take a while to get text data from the service provider. Even with a warrant, it takes some time.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Man in custody after missing 16-year-old girl from Queens found safe in London

 

[crusader]

Found safe!

Man in custody after missing 16-year-old girl from Queens found safe in London