Kristina “Kristen” Smith, 14, Missing in Escondido, CA … Possibly Lured Away By Man She Met on Internet (UPDATE: Found Safe)
How many times will we have to report these types of stories? A 14 year old girl from Escondido, CA (Kristina “Kristen” Smith) is missing. It is feared that they was lured away by a man that she met on the internet.
- Kristina Smith; blue-eyed, brown-haired girl
Police said her parents stopped her on Friday from taking a cab from her suburban North County home to a Motel 6 on Pacific Highway near Old Town in San Diego to meet a man she met on the Web, according to the newspaper.
Sunday morning, the parents found the girl missing when they went to wake her at 9:30, according to the Union-Tribune.
Investigators believe Kristen may have gone to meet Charles “Chuck” Leroy Crowell, 34. Crowell flew from South Dakota to San Diego, police said, checked into the budget motel Thursday and left Sunday before they could talk to him, the Union-Tribune reported. (News 10)
Charles Leroy Crowell Description:
- bald
- 300 pounds
- 5 feet 7 inches
If any one has any information please call the Police at 760-839-4722.
UPDATE: Missing teen found with older man in South Dakota
14 year old Kristina Smith was found safe in South Dakota with 34 year old Charles Crowell, a man she had met on the internet. Charles Crowell is presently in jail facing charges from child endangerment to kidnapping.
Escondido police say Smith was found by authorities who were staking out the Sioux Falls home of Charles Crowell. He had checked into the motel Smith tried to visit and left yesterday.
Police say Crowell may face charges ranging from child endangerment to kidnapping.
Smith is now in police care. (KGET)
Man Facing Rape Charges In Missing Girl Case
(34 year old Charles Crowell)
The teen had apparently been chatting online with 34-year-old Charles Crowell who is now facing rape charges.
Police say Crowell met the teen at an Embarcadero motel on Sunday, and they flew together to South Dakota.
The girl’s parents are outraged that a married man, with a daughter of his own, could prey on their child. (KFMB)
Missing Girl Found: http://www.fox6.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=729774AF-0A54-4461-9E25-BCFA0DDDB46B&rss=tick
Comment by Kim | January 9, 2007