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A 13-year-old boy was groomed publicly on Twitter and kidnapped, despite numerous chances to stop it
A 13-year-old boy was groomed publicly on Twitter and kidnapped, despite numerous chances to stop it
By Beekeeper
25 Apr 2023 4:42 pm in No Holds Barred Political Forum
25 Apr 2023 4:42 pm
So @Xavier_Onassis , tell us WHERE DID YOU TAKE HIM?? Is he still alive or did you get rid of the evidence??
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-med ... -rcna77985The 13-year-old Utah boy hung out in the typical online spaces for someone his age: The chat app Discord. The gaming platform Roblox. And, of course, Twitter. But for more than two months last year, on those very platforms, the boy was being sexually groomed by an adult who was 13 years older and hundreds of miles away. It started in private messages then moved into public view on Twitter.
It ended in a horror story. The boy’s father went to check on him one night and found him missing, his window open, the bedroom freezing. The boy was allegedly abducted by the man accused of grooming him, driven across state lines, and, prosecutors said, repeatedly sexually assaulted.
Heather and Ken McConney, the boy’s parents, told NBC News that they believe the kidnapping was preventable. It came after a series of missed opportunities over the span of nearly a month, where, they said, Twitter and law enforcement failed to effectively intervene despite an abundance of information posted online.
They’re demanding answers.
“I need to move forward and figure out what the hell happened,” Heather said. “Where did the ball get dropped?”
This report is based on a review of archived online messages, state and federal court filings made in the two active criminal cases involving the suspect, interviews with the parents of the teen, interviews with law enforcement officials who worked on the investigation into the abduction, and an interview with the teen himself while his mother was present. NBC News is not naming the teen because he is a minor.
The McConneys reported the situation to local police in November and surrendered the boy’s iPhone after discovering explicit text messages between the boy and a man believed to have gone by @HunterFloofyFox on Twitter.
In tweets reviewed by NBC News, the accused adult identified as a “map” — a common online abbreviation for “minor-attracted person.” @HunterFloofyFox excitedly referred to the teen as “my lamb.” Both the teen and the Hunter Fox account made frequent references to the online furry community — a group of people who roleplay as anthropomorphized animal characters. Hunter Fox repeatedly talked about a trip he said the two would go on together.
Twenty-five days before the abduction, police sent a search warrant to Twitter to learn more information about the man police believe was grooming the teen. But they misspelled the username.
When the police corrected the error several weeks later, Twitter did not immediately respond, police said.
Five days later, the teen was abducted, according to prosecutors and the McConneys.
25 Apr 2023 4:44 pm
Imagine how EASY it would be for a TRANNY or DRAG QUEEN TO SEDUCE A CHILD AS THEY DO THEIR LITTLE GROOMING DANCE!!!“He had photos, images of my son, on Twitter. Everybody could see it,” Heather said. “How do you not see this is a child? If you would have taken 10 seconds to go and look you would have seen it. And if you would have just released the information, we would have been able to find this person.”
On the Hunter Fox Twitter account, the adult interacted directly with the boy’s account, where he posted selfies of himself on a school bus and in other locations. NBC News did not directly view the adult reposting photos of the boy. Several tweets were removed from the adult’s account by Twitter before they could be archived.
The case illustrates how easily online predators can avoid detection online, even on the internet’s most recognized platforms. In a mountain of content, tech platforms sometimes struggle to detect and respond to real threats to children.
Tell us @Xavier_Onassis , you seem to be VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ON THIS FORM OF GROOMING!! Did you kidnap this one too???
25 Apr 2023 5:17 pm
The kidnapper was most likely a MAGA supporter. They seem to be setting a record for getting arrested for that kind of thing.Beekeeper » 25 Apr 2023, 4:44 pm » wrote: ↑ Imagine how EASY it would be for a TRANNY or DRAG QUEEN TO SEDUCE A CHILD AS THEY DO THEIR LITTLE GROOMING DANCE!!!
Tell us @Xavier_Onassis , you seem to be VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ON THIS FORM OF GROOMING!! Did you kidnap this one too???
25 Apr 2023 5:38 pm
Link?ScottMon » 25 Apr 2023, 5:17 pm » wrote: ↑ The kidnapper was most likely a MAGA supporter. They seem to be setting a record for getting arrested for that kind of thing.
26 Apr 2023 5:35 am
We call **** on your claim since Twitter is a LWNJ kind of thing. Seems the LAST ONES who murdered a bunch of kids was YOURS, doofus!!ScottMon » 25 Apr 2023, 5:17 pm » wrote: ↑ The kidnapper was most likely a MAGA supporter. They seem to be setting a record for getting arrested for that kind of thing.
Along with the other 3 or 4 of late. YOU have zero facts to back your claim. I got TONS of them to back mine!!
26 Apr 2023 6:12 am
Sorry, CP won't let me post links anymore.
26 Apr 2023 6:13 am
That's a LIE!! You can post them and you know it. They might not be 'clickable", but you can post them as TEXT and the rest is easy!!
26 Apr 2023 6:19 am
NADA. they all come up as no spam.Beekeeper » 26 Apr 2023, 6:13 am » wrote: ↑ That's a LIE!! You can post them and you know it. They might not be 'clickable", but you can post them as TEXT and the rest is easy!!
26 Apr 2023 6:24 am
**** LIAR!!!
nasa dot com. I guess you are TOO EFFING STUPID to figure it out, huh??
So keep LYING and we keep kicking your nasty NAZI ARSE!!
26 Apr 2023 7:21 am
Perhaps you're in that favored class that gets to explain yourself.
Moving beyond no-context one liners is new for some folks.
Good luck.
26 Apr 2023 8:37 am
26 Apr 2023 8:43 am
I just kicked his ARSE massively on that one and he RAN like the ****** NAZI COWARD he is.
26 Apr 2023 8:45 am
Beekeeper » 26 Apr 2023, 8:43 am » wrote: ↑ I just kicked his ARSE massively on that one and he RAN like the ****** NAZI COWARD he is.
I'm glad CP cut off these clowns. Make them work for it!
26 Apr 2023 8:47 am
Did CP really cut off Scott Mon's function for links? I know CP cut off @B.See , but that clown was out of control. Either way, Scott Mon is a disingenuous fairy.
26 Apr 2023 8:47 am
I don't believe a word that LYING SACK OF **** says. He's been caught in so many lies, anything he posts is subject to being MORE LIES>LincolnNebraska » 26 Apr 2023, 8:45 am » wrote: ↑ I'm glad CP cut off these clowns. Make them work for it!
26 Apr 2023 10:32 am
CP has a right to ban me or restrict my posting access. I take some comfort in this. It means I don't have to waste my time posting links that others are going to ignore. It also gives me comfort in knowing that right wing censorship is real.
26 Apr 2023 10:35 am
Funny, I just busted you in one of your lies. You put words in my mouth and I busted you for it. Have a good day.Beekeeper » 26 Apr 2023, 8:47 am » wrote: ↑ I don't believe a word that LYING SACK OF **** says. He's been caught in so many lies, anything he posts is subject to being MORE LIES>
26 Apr 2023 10:37 am
ScottMon » 26 Apr 2023, 10:32 am » wrote: ↑ CP has a right to ban me or restrict my posting access. I take some comfort in this. It means I don't have to waste my time posting links that others are going to ignore. It also gives me comfort in knowing that right wing censorship is real.
Of course we ignore your links. The same reason that you ignore right wing links. Why the hell would we want to read lies?
26 Apr 2023 10:41 am
So we're at an impasse. I have the day off work. I think I'll get some sun and air. Have a good day.Vegas » 26 Apr 2023, 10:37 am » wrote: ↑ Of course we ignore your links. The same reason that you ignore right wing links. Why the hell would we want to read lies?
26 Apr 2023 10:42 am
ScottMon » 26 Apr 2023, 10:41 am » wrote: ↑ So we're at an impasse. I have the day off work. I think I'll get some sun and air. Have a good day.
go for a walk on the beach with your cat shilly
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