Teen Sneaks to Mideast to Find Myspace Pal

TuralyonW3 · 06-09-2006, 04:48 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/09/mys....ap/index.html

Friday, June 9, 2006; Posted: 2:57 p.m. EDT (18:57 GMT)

Katherine Lester, 16, flew to the Mideast to see a man she met on MySpace.com.

DETROIT, Michigan (AP) -- A 16-year-old girl who flew to the Middle East to see a man she met on MySpace.com was detained in Jordan and was headed home Friday, an FBI spokesman said.

U.S. officials persuaded Katherine Lester to take the return flight from Amman, FBI Special Agent Robert Beeckman said from the agency's Detroit office.

Katherine had disappeared from her home in Gilford, in eastern Michigan, on Monday and apparently planned to visit a man whose MySpace account describes him as a 25-year-old from Jericho, said Tuscola County Undersheriff James Jashinske.

The sheriff's department contacted the FBI, which traced the teen to a flight from New York to Amman, Jashinske said. On Thursday night, her family received word from U.S. officials that she had been stopped as she arrived in Amman en route to Tel Aviv, Israel.

Katherine's mother, Shawn Lester, said her daughter had persuaded her in April to help her get a passport so she could go on a two-week vacation to Canada with a friend's family.

On Sunday, they drove to a bus station for that trip, but the family didn't show up. Shawn Lester said she called them, learned there was no trip and brought her daughter home. The next day, Katherine was gone.

Jashinske said it remained unclear whether any law had been violated. An online conversation with a 16-year-old is not illegal in Michigan, but solicitation for sex would be. He said deputies confiscated the family's home computer and were taking it to the FBI's Bay City office Friday for analysis.

FBI spokesman Brian Endrizal declined to provide any details and would not comment on the man's identity or background.

shannon · 06-09-2006, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TuralyonW3

Shawn Lester

what an awful name for a woman

Effloresce · 06-09-2006, 06:09 PM

What a dumb thing to do.

DeviousJ · 06-09-2006, 06:12 PM

Whoa, that guy who lives on the other side of the world is in real trouble if he's broken Michigan law!

Aeroplane · 06-09-2006, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by DeviousJ

Whoa, that guy who lives on the other side of the world is in real trouble if he's broken Michigan law!

you've never been to Michigan, have you!

ravenguy2000 · 06-09-2006, 06:16 PM

http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/~slester/

"If you are using Internet Explorer, documents may not display. If this happens, right click the mouse and Save Target to your hard drive, then open document from hard drive. Or, use Netscape."

Its amazing how sometimes people turn out exactly as they should just based on their name. I mean, how can somebody who looks like this not be named Shawn Lester?

http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/~slester/Shawn.JPG

☺Guy Smiley☺ · 06-09-2006, 06:16 PM

Bacon!!!!

DeviousJ · 06-09-2006, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Aeroplane

you've never been to Michigan, have you!

No, should I be scared?

Izzle · 06-09-2006, 06:35 PM

"a 25 year old man from Jericho".

why is that so incredibly funny.

shannon · 06-09-2006, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Izzle

"a 25 year old man from Jericho".

why is that so incredibly funny.

http://www.prwrestling.com/fotos/jericho.jpg

06-09-2006, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Izzle

"a 25 year old man from Jericho".

why is that so incredibly funny.

maybe it's that you have a retarded sense of humor.

Izzle · 06-09-2006, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by refills 79 cents

maybe it's that you have a retarded sense of humor.

maybe its that i still imagine jericho to be a squalid mudhut village, unchanged since biblical times.

or maybe its that you have a butt for a face.

Mayfuck · 06-23-2006, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Izzle

maybe its that i still imagine jericho to be a squalid mudhut village, unchanged since biblical times.

or maybe its that you have a butt for a face.

I'm going to report what you said to Edward Said!

Floppy Nono · 06-23-2006, 12:26 AM

i think this is going to be on good morning america tomorrow incase anyone wants to watch it

tear stained glass · 06-23-2006, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Mayfuck

I'm going to report what you said to Edward Said!

Too bad he's dead.

barden · 06-23-2006, 01:26 AM

It must be cool working for the FBI, going through all the files on peoples computers, looking for the juicy shit.

barden · 06-23-2006, 01:27 AM

Maybe that’s just cause I have voyeuristic tendencies.

Zerospaced · 06-23-2006, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by barden

Maybe that’s just cause I have voyeuristic tendencies.

Why do you always post 2-5 times in a row, instead of just editing your original post? Not complaining, just curious....

Skradgee · 06-23-2006, 11:26 AM

http://www.garmentdistrict.com/store...ets/southk.jpg

TuralyonW3 · 06-23-2006, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Zerospaced

Why do you always post 2-5 times in a row, instead of just editing your original post? Not complaining, just curious....

it's quicker, hence quick reply

06-09-2006, 04:48 PM	#1
TuralyonW3 Immortal Posts: 25,567	Teen Sneaks to Mideast to Find Myspace Pal http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/09/mys....ap/index.html Friday, June 9, 2006; Posted: 2:57 p.m. EDT (18:57 GMT) Katherine Lester, 16, flew to the Mideast to see a man she met on MySpace.com. DETROIT, Michigan (AP) -- A 16-year-old girl who flew to the Middle East to see a man she met on MySpace.com was detained in Jordan and was headed home Friday, an FBI spokesman said. U.S. officials persuaded Katherine Lester to take the return flight from Amman, FBI Special Agent Robert Beeckman said from the agency's Detroit office. Katherine had disappeared from her home in Gilford, in eastern Michigan, on Monday and apparently planned to visit a man whose MySpace account describes him as a 25-year-old from Jericho, said Tuscola County Undersheriff James Jashinske. The sheriff's department contacted the FBI, which traced the teen to a flight from New York to Amman, Jashinske said. On Thursday night, her family received word from U.S. officials that she had been stopped as she arrived in Amman en route to Tel Aviv, Israel. Katherine's mother, Shawn Lester, said her daughter had persuaded her in April to help her get a passport so she could go on a two-week vacation to Canada with a friend's family. On Sunday, they drove to a bus station for that trip, but the family didn't show up. Shawn Lester said she called them, learned there was no trip and brought her daughter home. The next day, Katherine was gone. Jashinske said it remained unclear whether any law had been violated. An online conversation with a 16-year-old is not illegal in Michigan, but solicitation for sex would be. He said deputies confiscated the family's home computer and were taking it to the FBI's Bay City office Friday for analysis. FBI spokesman Brian Endrizal declined to provide any details and would not comment on the man's identity or background.

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Effloresce Banned Posts: 5,018	What a dumb thing to do.

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DeviousJ CORNFROST Location: GUREITO DESU YO Posts: 24,891	Whoa, that guy who lives on the other side of the world is in real trouble if he's broken Michigan law!

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ravenguy2000 NO FATS Location: NO FEMS Posts: 29,008	http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/~slester/ "If you are using Internet Explorer, documents may not display. If this happens, right click the mouse and Save Target to your hard drive, then open document from hard drive. Or, use Netscape." Its amazing how sometimes people turn out exactly as they should just based on their name. I mean, how can somebody who looks like this not be named Shawn Lester? http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/~slester/Shawn.JPG

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barden Braindead Location: The Ghetto Posts: 19,611	It must be cool working for the FBI, going through all the files on peoples computers, looking for the juicy shit.

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barden Braindead Location: The Ghetto Posts: 19,611	Maybe that’s just cause I have voyeuristic tendencies.

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