Posted on 06/01/2008 1:48:45 AM PDT by LibWhacker
A 14-year-old Boise, Idaho, girl has disappeared and is believed to be in danger after meeting a 27-year-old man on the Internet.
Police say the girl may be in the Seattle area with the man, who is wanted on a kidnapping warrant.
The girl, Saddie "Elaine" Julian, was last seen Wednesday morning. Authorities are asking for the public's help in locating her. She is described as 5 feet tall, weighing 90 pounds, with pale skin, long red hair and a thin build.
According to police, Saddie developed an online relationship with Morgan Douglas Jones, 27, of Birmingham, Ala., while playing an Internet game. Jones is described as standing 5-feet-9, weighing 160 pounds, with shoulder-length red hair and light skin. He was last seen clean-shaven.
Police believe the man drove to Boise from Alabama and picked up the teen at about 7 a.m. Wednesday. Investigators say it appears they headed west from there, and their last known location was Eastern Washington.
It's believed that the two were traveling in a bright 
yellow 2008 Chevy Aveo, Alabama license plate OMGROFL.
Boise police detectives are working closely with other local, state, and federal law enforcement to locate Saddie and Jones.
"Our priority is finding Saddie and making sure she's safe," said Boise Police Lt. Alan Cavener. "Her family is understandably very concerned. We hope to find her soon and be able to tell her family she's OK."
Anyone who may know the whereabouts of Saddie Julian or Morgan Douglas Jones is urged to contact Boise police through Crime Stoppers at (208) 343-COPS.
Case-by-case basis. Not all 14-year-olds are created equal. To be clear here, I'm not talking about the legalities, but rather my sense of whether or not the the precious little snowflake is the "victim" here or in this particular case is engaged in consensual relations. How do you know that she isn't old enough to have informed consent?
Could be under reported though. Lots of the Canadian press do not like anything that pleases conservative thought.
Two redheads......oh-oh!
However, Reese seemed awfully casual about the prospect of a 14 year old getting pregnant. I sorry, but getting a 14 year old pregnant is not something that I'm comfortable with, and a 27 year-old man who takes advantage of a 14 year old is still a creep imo.
“The solution to this story is to load up the shotgun and have a wedding, not throw Romeo in jail for 30 years. “
So, if I am going to a rape a young girl I should at least pick a looker cause I get to keep after I do rape her??? Boy, that ought to make her dad happy: “I raped your daughter so I get to keep her.”
Well, at least the genius won't be very hard to spot.
"Hey! What's the big deal? It's not like he did anything wrong!"
In general, it's probably not the best thing, but my point is that not everyone is Harvard-bound and that relations between older people and younger ones is not categorically wrong but depends the level of consent in the relationship. You have right to your opinion but I don't think in this particular case the 14 year old was taken advantage of.
You're covered. Idaho's law says:
18-4504. PUNISHMENT -- LIBERATION OF KIDNAPPED PERSON. 1. Every person guilty of kidnapping in the first degree shall suffer death or be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life
Those aren't potatoes they're throwing.
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