In the United States, a man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl, who was located thanks to her Nintendo video game console.
A kidnapped teenager has been found safe and sound… thanks to a mobile game console. Aged 15, living in the center of the United States, in Virginia, this young girl vanished on August 3, 2022. According to her family, she is a very homebody child, not one to run away. So, immediately, the neighbors and the police set off headlong in search of him and expand their area day after day. But without success.
This young girl is at that time more than 3,000 km away. A 28-year-old man kidnapped her, after months of chatting on the internet and gaining her trust. He took her home to Tolleson, Arizona, before sexually assaulting and confining her. The young man had all the same let her take her game console, a Nintendo Switch. And it was this object that ended up saving her.
The FBI got the console’s IP address.
Several days after her abduction, the teenager wants to use it to play online and watch videos on Youtube. She turns it on and connects to the WiFi network. Instantly, his friends receive a notification that warns them of his connection. This is a feature that was created to encourage players to compete against each other. And who could well have saved the life of this teenager, since one of her friends, seeing her online, immediately contacted the authorities to warn them.
With Nintendo’s help, the FBI obtained the console’s IP address and managed to locate it. Eleven days after her abduction, the girl was rescued from Tolleson’s apartment, and was able to return to her family. His captor was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
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2023-07-21 07:55:15
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