Tenn. Man Left Teen He Met On-line, 14, Alone In Woods, Then Celebrated Christmas with His Household: Sheriff

Based on authorities, the 2 allegedly met on a gaming platform, met for “sexual acts” earlier than he purchased her a “tent, meals, and water and dropped her off in a wooded space.”

A lacking Tennessee teenage woman was present in a tent in the midst of the woods, the place a 28-year-old man who she met on-line allegedly left her, earlier than he went and celebrated the vacations along with his household.

Based on each the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Workplace and St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Workplace, Alexander Materne met the unnamed sufferer enjoying a web-based sport, earlier than “preparations had been made” for the person to drive from his Louisiana dwelling to hers in Tennessee “to select up the feminine so she might stick with him.”

That occurred, per authorities, on December 23, earlier than he introduced her again to his dwelling and “they allegedly engaged in sexual acts.” It is then, in line with the sheriff, the sufferer revealed her age.

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The 2 then left his dwelling, earlier than he allegedly “purchased the feminine a tent, meals, and water and dropped her off in a wooded space in Tangipahoa Parish.” He then went to have a good time Christmas along with his household.

Talking with the AP, Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Gerald Sticker mentioned the woman’s dad and mom had been “key” to discovering their daughter. Sticker mentioned they did their very own investigating and tracked Materne to his relations in Jennings, Louisiana.

“They had been the important thing to all of this,” he shared, including, “I am telling you if they need a job, I am going to rent each of those dad and mom as investigators.”

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When Jennings Police first checked the household dwelling on Christmas Eve, they had been reportedly advised Materne did not dwell there. They had been then notified the next day that he confirmed up for Christmas celebrations, earlier than Materne allegedly agreed to talk with authorities.

Per the sheriff, he additionally “agreed to indicate detectives the place he dropped off the feminine,” earlier than she was situated “in good well being” within the woods and brought to a hospital for analysis. She had reportedly been within the space for about two days — and was later returned to her household.

“You’ll be able to’t make these things up. It is a Christmas miracle that she was discovered protected. This factor might’ve ended badly,” Sticker advised AP.

Materne was booked on one rely of contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile and one rely of aggravated kidnapping of a kid by the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Workplace; he is additionally dealing with human trafficking and carnal data costs from the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Workplace.