Florida man charged with taking Joplin teen to Tennessee for illicit sex
Feb. 3—A missing 14-year-old Joplin girl has been reunited with her family after allegedly being taken to Tennessee for illicit sexual purposes by ...
Feb. 3—A missing 14-year-old Joplin girl has been reunited with her family after allegedly being taken to Tennessee for illicit sexual purposes by a Florida man who is now in federal custody. Joplin police were notified by the girl's parents on Jan. 27 that she was missing. Investigators, who were able to access the girl's Snapchat account when a family member guessed her password, located messages she'd exchanged with someone who had discussed coming to Joplin to pick her up and take her off to get married.