A missing Tennessee girl, 14, was left in the woods by a man she met online, sheriff says
Hindustan Times— A missing 14-year-old Tennessee girl has been found safe in the Louisiana woods, where authorities say she was left by a man who had picked her up from her home after the two met online. A missing Tennessee girl, 14, was left in the woods by a man she met online, sheriff says Alexander Materne, 28, drove the girl to his home in St. Rose, Louisiana, on Dec. 23 and had sex, after which the girl disclosed her age, the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Gerald Sticker said the two had met on a gaming platform and had made a plan for Materne to drive to her home in Tennessee. The break in the case, Sticker said, came when the girl’s parents did their own investigation and tracked Materne to Jennings, Louisiana, where his family lived, about 160 miles west of Materne's home in St. Rose. “I’m telling you if they want a job, I’ll hire both of these parents as investigators.” Jennings Police Chief Danny Semmes said his office received a call Christmas Eve about Materne possibly having the girl in Jennings, but when officers checked at the family home, they were told he no longer lived there.