Missing Tennessee Girl, 14, Was Left in the Woods by Man She Met Online, Sheriff Says

Missing Tennessee Girl, 14, Was Left in the Woods by Man She Met Online, Sheriff Says
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HAHNVILLE, La.—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.

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.