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avaistheone1

(14,626 posts)
Fri Jul 26, 2013, 08:04 PM Jul 2013

Teen Held Sex Slave and Called FBI Daily, Agent Says

Source: ABC News

A New York teenager who allegedly kidnapped a woman and held her as a sex slave for more than two weeks called the FBI almost daily during the woman's captivity to tell them he was involved in sex trafficking and had recently "recruited" a woman, according to court documents.

Despite his calls to the FBI, the woman escaped on her own when she faked an asthma attack and was taken to a hospital.

The suspect then called the FBI again to ask for help in locating her, telling an agent he had developed feelings for her.

The allegations and the bizarre string of phone calls are detailed in an affidavit filed in a federal court on July 9 by FBI Agent Barry Crouch, who said he received most of the phone calls from the suspect.



Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/teen-held-sex-slave-called-fbi-daily-agent/story?id=19759512



Let's see..teen who kidnapped woman and held her as a sex slave for two weeks called the FBI daily to report himself but they did NOTHING!!

That poor woman. I can't imagine what she must be going through.

IMO one lesson in this: no matter how much spying, despite the billions spent, despite criminals calling themselves into the FBI --- real intelligence remains an oxymoron with them.

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Teen Held Sex Slave and Called FBI Daily, Agent Says (Original Post) avaistheone1 Jul 2013 OP
And we are told to 'trust them', it's all for our protection Deeply Jul 2013 #1
Funny thing is this is a predictable result of viewing the people as enemy... rwsanders Jul 2013 #10
He was probably calling them with a TracPhone... IthinkThereforeIAM Jul 2013 #2
You're probably correct, but then the question is why spend billions on a system so easily bypassed Deeply Jul 2013 #4
Or thought it was a crank call. Igel Jul 2013 #6
Have to hire below the maximum IQ limit. Downwinder Jul 2013 #3
Fire the agent, imprison granny and grandpa, find the missing parents and slap them, mbperrin Jul 2013 #5
Do you know how many crank confessions there are in New York? Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #7
No; do you? Are you suggesting it's fine to ignore such calls? WinkyDink Jul 2013 #9
No, but it's easy to lose the real thing in the shuffle.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #11
Is that why they also neglected to stop the Boston Bombers even though they were Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #15
During the Cold War the Neocons claimed the Soviets were behind ALL terrorism.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #16
Information is only as good as the people that use it. n/t A Simple Game Jul 2013 #8
WTF! historylovr Jul 2013 #12
So while the NSA is recording our every move... Sarah Ibarruri Jul 2013 #13
Makes one wonder what the fuss is about Egnever Jul 2013 #17
Too true. The NSA seems to work stupidly. Recording everyone Sarah Ibarruri Jul 2013 #23
OMG, this proves they aren't spying on everyone!?? nt kelliekat44 Jul 2013 #14
Guys, the spying is for Occupy, Environmentalists... Ash_F Jul 2013 #18
The FBI is not there to protect you. bemildred Jul 2013 #19
Ouch. N/T devils chaplain Jul 2013 #20
Simple observation. What do they do? What do they say? bemildred Jul 2013 #21
Is not the OP a perfect illustration of my point? nt bemildred Jul 2013 #22
Lets see... obxhead Jul 2013 #24

rwsanders

(2,606 posts)
10. Funny thing is this is a predictable result of viewing the people as enemy...
Fri Jul 26, 2013, 09:36 PM
Jul 2013

agencies won't be able to do their jobs because they are too busy "watching".
I believe the next predictable result will be an interagency "war" with the NSA trying to out spy the CIA and FBI. Should be quite amusing depending on how much "leaks" out.

IthinkThereforeIAM

(3,076 posts)
2. He was probably calling them with a TracPhone...
Fri Jul 26, 2013, 08:18 PM
Jul 2013

... anyone can buy one, buy minutes, turn it on, and when things get too, "hot", just destroy it and buy another one, for as little as $19.95 or so at Sears, WallyWorld, heck, even your corner convenience stores sell them.

Igel

(35,320 posts)
6. Or thought it was a crank call.
Fri Jul 26, 2013, 08:41 PM
Jul 2013

And rather than bust a teenager for pulling a prank they just ignored it.

mbperrin

(7,672 posts)
5. Fire the agent, imprison granny and grandpa, find the missing parents and slap them,
Fri Jul 26, 2013, 08:40 PM
Jul 2013

throw the kidnapper under the jailhouse, and pay the victim something!

Geez.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
11. No, but it's easy to lose the real thing in the shuffle....
Fri Jul 26, 2013, 09:43 PM
Jul 2013

BTW: I bet there are still people calling in confessing to 9/11.

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
15. Is that why they also neglected to stop the Boston Bombers even though they were
Sat Jul 27, 2013, 12:39 AM
Jul 2013

tipped off and went to interview them? 'Such good boys, now lets' go spy on the people next door! Let's bust some marijuana dispensaries!'

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
16. During the Cold War the Neocons claimed the Soviets were behind ALL terrorism....
Sat Jul 27, 2013, 04:51 AM
Jul 2013

They built quite a mythology around that for the benefit of justifying their positions of power.

Sarah Ibarruri

(21,043 posts)
13. So while the NSA is recording our every move...
Fri Jul 26, 2013, 10:28 PM
Jul 2013

Even when a perp turns himself in repeatedly, law enforcement won't pick him up?

 

Egnever

(21,506 posts)
17. Makes one wonder what the fuss is about
Sat Jul 27, 2013, 06:36 AM
Jul 2013

Just a little no?

It is just too much data. They have to be specifically looking at you to get anything from it. The chances of that are also very small.

You are almost guaranteed continued anonymity because the volume of data is just so large there's no real way to get anything from it unless you are specifically looking at one individual.

They cant be bothered when people are calling in confessing and people are worried about them picking their calls out of the billions made every day. It would be funny if it wasn't so sad.

Sarah Ibarruri

(21,043 posts)
23. Too true. The NSA seems to work stupidly. Recording everyone
Sat Jul 27, 2013, 11:26 AM
Jul 2013

is a bit like throwing a party for 500 and asking one person to keep track of what everyone there is talking about. The scary thing is that since they are recording everyone and anyone, it lends itself to doing harm. Anyone at the NSA can suddenly take it out on anybody they desire, and voila, they have all their info recorded and monitored.

Ash_F

(5,861 posts)
18. Guys, the spying is for Occupy, Environmentalists...
Sat Jul 27, 2013, 06:44 AM
Jul 2013

Last edited Sat Jul 27, 2013, 07:30 AM - Edit history (1)

voters rights activists, gender equality advocates and so on and so forth.

It is not for violent criminals.

bemildred

(90,061 posts)
19. The FBI is not there to protect you.
Sat Jul 27, 2013, 07:31 AM
Jul 2013

Or the DEA or the CIA or the NSA or any of those opaque agencies who claim they are protecting us. They are there to protect the government from all enemies "foreign and domestic", and that is where you come in.

bemildred

(90,061 posts)
21. Simple observation. What do they do? What do they say?
Sat Jul 27, 2013, 08:05 AM
Jul 2013

In both cases, that's the answer. But they obfuscate the last part.

 

obxhead

(8,434 posts)
24. Lets see...
Sat Jul 27, 2013, 04:05 PM
Jul 2013

"they" monitor our electronic communications in "some" way to prevent terrorism, yet this person repeatedly calls the FBI to inform them of an ongoing crime.

What The Fuck!

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