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By JESSE BEDAYN
An active-duty U.S. Marine has been arrested on accusations of
kidnapping a 12-year-old girl from Indiana with the intent of
sexually assaulting her, the FBI said Thursday.
William Richard Roy, 24, who was stationed at Camp Lejeune,
North Carolina, flew to Chicago last week, met the girl in a
park and then took her to a hotel overnight before boarding a
bus to Durham, North Carolina, the FBI said in a statement.
The girl’s grandmother first reported her missing on Friday,
according to the statement.
The FBI arrested Roy when he arrived in Durham on Sunday and the
girl was “safely recovered,” the agency said.
Roy faces three charges, which entail enticing and transporting
a minor across state lines for an illicit sexual act.
Public records listed one working number that appeared to be
associated with Roy, but the person who picked up declined to
comment.
The U.S. Marine Corps did not immediately respond to a request
for comment.
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