Three arrested in Chicago in forced prostitution of Wichita girl
By Stan Finger
The Wichita Eagle
Local charges may be filed against three residents of a Chicago suburb who allegedly forced a 14-year-old girl from the Wichita area into prostitution. The three adults have been arrested in Lake in the Hills, Ill., after the girl returned to Wichita and told her family what happened. Wichita police were then contacted, and they relayed the information to authorities in Illinois. "She left the Wichita area with some of these folks voluntarily," said Lt. Rusty Leeds of the Wichita/Sedgwick County Exploited and Missing Child Unit. "Once out of state, she became the victim of exploitation." Leeds would not say how the girl came to know the people in Lake in the Hills. Police have obtained a warrant to search the home where the suspects were living, Leeds said, and Wichita police will see if evidence collected indicates any criminal activity in Kansas. "It's just a matter of working with Illinois (law enforcement) and putting all the facts together," Leeds said. Leeds would not say how long the teenage girl was in Illinois. "She's with family, and she's safe," he said.
Reach Stan Finger at 316-268-6437 or sfinger@wichitaeagle.com.
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