On the other hand, she could be filing kidnapping charges. As a minor, the girl could not consent to go with them, and they sent a plane for her, so they went across state lines.
Child abduction is pretty serious business. They might just well be happy the woman is doing nothing more than taking some money from them.
Without reading the article, based on your comment, didn’t mom notice her to be gone?
This is what Jerry Lee Lewis was charged with when He married His 13 year old 2nd cousin, IIRC.
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