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Alabama Parents Nightmare: 13yr Old Goes Missing On Christmas Eve
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An Alabama couple experienced a parent's worst nightmare. They discovered their 13-year-old daughter missing at 2 am on Christmas Eve.
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Was she taken or did she run away?
The Florence, Alabama parents quickly determined their teenage daughter was a runaway.
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Florence police investigated and located the 13-year-old at about 3:30 am. Two Tennessee males were arrested with the young teenager.
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The Tennessee men, Jarvan J. Theus and Malek A. Taylor, both 18, were arrested for traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act. Police said sex acts had taken place.
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The child was returned to her home. The men were held on $60,000 bond each.
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