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submitted 11 months ago by GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Authorities say a missing Ohio teen was recovered in Florida after she logged in to an online video game at the home of the man who took her.

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[-] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 63 points 11 months ago

As if playing WoW these days wasn't torture enough, they got kidnapped too

[-] Nythos@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago

Dragonflight has been an amazing g expansion compared to the previous so two so it’s a little less torturous right now.

[-] Pwnmode@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Indeed. And with things like SoD you have the choice now too.

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[-] meant2live218@lemmy.world 59 points 11 months ago

First, I'm glad they found the kid. No one deserves to be manipulated and taken like that.

Second, dude, wtf? He's in his 30s and thinks that this is something he should do? The kid is literally half his age, and he seems to think that they're in any position for a genuine romantic relationship? Gross.

[-] BeardedSingleMalt@kbin.social 18 points 11 months ago

The bigger question is what was the drive like back to Florida. That's 14 hours and bathroom breaks

[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Male role models are had to come by and harshly spoken of as highly as the “successful” or “richest” ones are. Just look at Tater Tot’s if you really, in 2024, need a concrete example.

Blame it on some of the worlds addiction to insatiable consumption

[-] mateomaui@reddthat.com 20 points 11 months ago

Just look at Tater Tot’s

Not sure what this is really in reference to, but I defaulted to Napolean Dynamite.

[-] ArachnidMania@lemm.ee 25 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I’m assuming the human trafficking ‘influencer’ Andrew Tate. Flaunted as a male life advice guru, showed money around, bragged about having expensive cars. But is now awaiting a human trafficking charge, because surprise, he’s a horrible human, and that’s what is a ‘role model’ to some people.

[-] mateomaui@reddthat.com 6 points 11 months ago

Ah that makes total sense. Yeah, I know who he is, I even booed him on a different post about the judgement regarding his property, but didn’t make the connection.

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[-] don@lemm.ee 27 points 11 months ago

Sheltering an unmarried minor? tf?

[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 60 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Child marriage is legal in Afghanistan and many US states.

It’s not illegal if you marry your victim.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Yeah I know it’s legal in Ohio, and I’m pretty sure it’s legal in every state from here to Florida, including Florida.

[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Not in Kansas, oddly enough.

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[-] Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

California, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Washington are the only states without a minimum marriage age, and Hawaii and Kansas are only states below 16 as the minimum. In any case, it also requires parental consent, judicial approval, and/or emancipation. Florida is one the most strict states in this regard.

[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 11 points 11 months ago

https://lemm.ee/comment/8040027

Legal loophole basically according to this person

[-] IHeartBadCode@kbin.social 10 points 11 months ago

Specifically Florida Statue 984.085.

A person who is not an authorized agent of the Department of Juvenile Justice or the Department of Children and Families may not knowingly shelter an unmarried minor for more than 24 hours without the consent of the minor’s parent or guardian or without notifying a law enforcement officer of the minor’s name and the fact that the minor is being provided shelter

[-] Pandantic@midwest.social 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Basically, if the police find a kid in your home, and it isn’t yours, you’re doing a crime. If you marry her tho…

[-] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago

Serious topic aside: Did he thought if he dresses like Waldo he can't be found?

[-] SlothMama@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

So that's a jail outfit FYI.

[-] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Thanks, didn't know that.
As a punishment they refused them the nice caps.

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I always suspected Waldo was a felon on the run. Or an old-timey pirate ship crewmate, Or a candy cane

[-] ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

Dude "faces felony charges of traveling to meet a minor to engage in sexual activity and interfering with child custody, as well as a misdemeanor charge of sheltering an unmarried minor, according to jail records." And yet his bail is only $6k. WTF!

[-] Tyfud@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago

Bail is set at what would make it expensive/hurt for an individual to flee their court appearance.

It is not restitution or a fine. It is only to encourage you to show up at court.

So, given his finances, the judge probably ruled that 6k would be enough to enforce that.

[-] user1234@lemmynsfw.com 12 points 11 months ago

All I can say is WoW!

[-] Deceptichum@kbin.social 9 points 11 months ago

I’m glad Tifa Lockhart is safe.

[-] doc@kbin.social 8 points 11 months ago

I'm going to miss these wacky thumbnail mismatches once kbin gets that fixed.

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