15-year-old girl groomed via Discord chats with multiple men leading to abduction and enticement charges against three suspects
Summary
A 15-year-old girl from South Jordan, Utah, who had been missing for nearly six weeks, was found safe in Colorado Springs, Colorado, over 500 miles from home, according to authorities. Alisa Petrov disappeared on April 21, 2024, after having disturbing sexual chats with multiple men online, including a 41-year-old man named Samuel Teancum Mitchell, whom she met on Discord. Petrov had sent a final message to Mitchell on April 19, 2024, saying, “I’M RUNNING AWAY. Please don’t contact me.” Mitchell was later arrested and charged with five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and enticement of a minor. Two other men, William Taylor Glines and Matthew Nicholas Menard, were also charged for communicating with Petrov before her disappearance. Petrov was last seen on security footage leaving a train platform in Provo, Utah, and her family had offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to her safe return.
Incident Details
Harms involving the exploitation, abuse, or endangerment of minors, including CSAM and grooming.
Online contact by adults seeking to build trust with minors for exploitation.
Sources
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