Missing 13-Year-Old Wound up in Adult Jail After Lying About Her Name and Age, Prosecutor Says

Missing 13-Year-Old Wound up in Adult Jail After Lying About Her Name and Age, Prosecutor Says
Beaver County Jail in Aliquippa, Pa., in August 2022. Google Street View/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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ALIQUIPPA, Pa.—A 13-year-old Pittsburgh-area girl who was reported missing early last month spent time with adult inmates at a Pennsylvania jail after she lied to authorities about her age and identity following a shoplifting arrest, a prosecutor said.

Someone at the Beaver County jail eventually recognized the girl as a missing person, leading officials to separate her from the jail’s adult population, Beaver County District Attorney Nate Bible said Tuesday. The teen’s parents were then notified and they picked her up, and the charges against her were moved to juvenile court, he said.