A 14-year-old girl reported missing in Tennessee was found safe in Louisiana after being left in the woods by a man she met online. Alexander Materne, 28, drove from Louisiana to Tennessee to pick up the girl, had sexual relations with her, and then abandoned her in a wooded area when he learned her age. The girl's parents tracked Materne to his family's home in Louisiana, where he was questioned by deputies and eventually led them to the girl. Materne faces multiple charges.
A 14-year-old girl reported missing in Tennessee was found safe in Louisiana , where a man she met online left her in the woods after having sexual relations with her.According to the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office, the suspect, 28-year-old Alexander Materne, met the teen girl on a gaming platform online and arranged to drive from Louisiana to Tennessee to pick her up.On Dec. 23, he drove the girl to his home in St. Rose, Louisiana , and had sexual relations with her.
RELATED: Suspect in custody after allegedly kidnapping child he met on social media, police sayFrom there, Materne reportedly left and went to celebrate Christmas with his family in Jennings, Louisiana, about 160 miles from his home in St. Rose.The teen girl’s parents were able to track Materne to Jennings and get deputies to his family’s house to question him, authorities said. He later took detectives to the girl’s tent in the woods. She’d been there for about two days.
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Missing Teen Found Safe in Louisiana Woods After Online EncounterA 14-year-old Tennessee girl who went missing after meeting an online suitor was found safe in the Louisiana woods. The man, Alexander Materne, 28, drove her to his home, had sex with her, and then left her in a secluded area with supplies.
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