Possible kidnap-victim who texted for help has been found safe
A New Jersey girl who was being reported as kidnapped, and who contacted her mother via text messages with pleas like
"helm 0m im scared I d0nt kn0w were I am," was found safe but in shock today in an NYC taxi.
Thirteen-year-old Natasha Browne of Jersey City went missing on Monday morning after telling friends that she had a doctor's appointment that day, although her mother claims that was not the case. Instead, police are speculating that Natasha met up with someone who had approached her on the Internet, although at this point it is unclear whether or not she was held against her will. Still, the dozen or so frantic messages seem to point to a meetup-gone-wrong scenario,
with Natasha informing her mother that she was being held in a basement and forced to do "disgusting things."
CNN is reporting that she is currently with her mother in an NYC hospital; we will update this post when more information becomes available.