Two Men Charged in Cross-State Minor Abduction | Cincinnati News

A man named Kyle Lawrence just pleaded guilty in federal court for transporting a 16-year-old girl from Colerain Township across state lines with intent to commit a sex crime — he’d been messaging her on Snapchat and made multiple trips to Cincinnati before picking her up and taking her to hotels. This isn’t his first rodeo: back in May, a Canadian citizen group confronted him for allegedly meeting a 15-year-old there, and the FBI in Buffalo had already been investigating. Meanwhile, Stephen Negron — the man who later found the teen in Florida — also faces federal charges for transporting a minor with intent to commit a sex crime. Negron, from Tennessee, is already under federal scrutiny for another missing teen from Texas. Authorities tracked Negron’s phone to a Florida hotel where they found the Colerain girl — who had lied to her parents about staying with a friend. This case exposes how predators use social media to lure teens and cross state lines — and how federal law enforcement is stepping up to bring them to justice. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ae2bb80d8a4066c4