MySpace Kidnapping

[beth]

Except for the girl's age, this guy sounds more like a jerk than a criminal to me.



Pa. man accused of MySpace kidnapping of girl, 14

CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. - A Pittsburgh-area man has surrendered to state police on charges of kidnapping a 14-year-old girl for about two days after meeting her on MySpace.

Police say 26-year-old Richard Sabatasse (sah-bah-TAH-see), of Mount Lebanon, communicated with the girl for weeks before picking her up in Connellsville on May 13.

The girl says Sabatasse refused to let her make phone calls or give her food while they traveled in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia before he dropped her at home Sunday morning.

www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37274497/ns/us_news/

[Wonder Woman]

Well, the story goes on to say he's "awaiting sentencing for corruption of minors and indecent assault in a 2006 case involving a 15-year-old girl".

Don't know what his deal is. Usually people who kidnap teens are wanting to harm them, rape them, kill them, which doesn't necessarily seem the case, especially with the 13 yo he just returned home.

[beth]

You know, it's really hard to make a judgement call about this one without knowing more. I'd like to hear what this teen has to say about her experience.

While he apparently didn't harm her, it's hard to think of a good reason for meeting up with her in the first place and driving her around when she wanted to end it - or at least get something to eat - that's the part that makes it seem less serious. Maybe he had nefarious intentions and, then, chickened out. Maybe next time he will be more determined.