COLUMBUS (Lisa Rantala) -- Police say a man accused of child rape used a social networking app to find his victim.Mathias Petty, 23, faced a judge Wednesday morning after police say he drove to a 12-year-old girl’s home Saturday night, and ordered her to perform sex acts on him on her front porch.
Police say the two met on the social site called Badoo. The site is free, doesn’t ask for proof of age, and allows members to post pictures and chat with one another through private message.
The girl’s mother called 911 when she looked out and said she saw her daughter being sexually assaulted.
ABC 6/FOX 28 obtained the call in which the mother says, “I asked him what they were doing. I asked him to give me his ID and give me his name. He told me he didn't want any problems or anything and he hopped over the fence and he ran."
Petty just posted a $200,000 three weeks ago as he awaits trial on a series of violent crimes including burglary, robbery, kidnapping, theft, and intimidating a witness.
The judge set a $1,000,000 bond on the new rape charge Wednesday.
In my opinion, parents should take the responsibility towards this case. They should be monitoring their children' online activity. They should not giving their young children smart phones with access to social networks for like 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. If parents are going to provide such access to their children, they must be held accountable for their online activities.
Source: http://www.abc6onyourside.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/police-man-raped-girl-he-met-through-social-media-app-badoo-33104.shtml#.U72ZU_lT6YF
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