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FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION. 503 AND OMAHA MAN ARRESTED AND ACCUSED OF KIDNAPING TWO SISTERS FROM FLORIDA. INVESTIGATORS SAY HER MALAISEI DROVE FROM OMAHA TO FLORIDA TO MEET THOSE GIRLS. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S ANNA BEHNING IS LIVE WITH THE MESSAGE TO PARENTS. MELISSA AND WAVERLE INVESTIGATORS SAY IT ALL STARTED ON THE ONLINE GAMING PLATFORM ROBLOX. AND THEN THE CONVERSATION SHIFTED TO SNAPCHAT. AND IT’S A BIG WAKE UP CALL FOR PARENTS EVERYWHERE OF THE DANGERS OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. THE MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THAT MOOLA DROVE NEARLY 23 HOURS STRAIGHT FROM OMAHA FRIDAY, ARRIVING IN INDIANTOWN SATURDAY MORNING. THE 12 AND 15 YEAR OLD SISTERS WERE REPORTED MISSING SATURDAY NIGHT. SHERIFF SAYS THE GIRLS BEGAN MESSAGING WITH THE 19 YEAR-OLD FROM OMAHA ON ROBLOX DURING THE SUMMER OF 2025 AND THROUGH SNAPCHAT, INVESTIGATORS SAY HE STARTED TO SEND GIFTS LIKE FOOD TO THE GIRLS HOME. SHERIFF CALLS THAT A COMMON GROOMING TACTIC. I THINK WE PREVENTED SOMETHING DISASTROUS. DO I KNOW IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN? NO. NONE OF US DO. WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE DEVICES THAT WE HAD AVAILABLE TO US AT THE TIME. WE’VE NOT SEEN ANYTHING EXPLICIT NECESSARILY, BUT WE KNOW OUR SUSPECT WAS REPEATEDLY WARNING THESE YOUNG GIRLS THAT HE COULD GET IN A LOT OF TROUBLE FOR WHAT HE WAS FIXING TO DO, SO HE KNEW HE WAS VIOLATING THE LAW. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF SEARCHING, THE GIRLS WERE FOUND WITH MOOLA IN GEORGIA. THEY WERE NOT HARMED. INVESTIGATORS ARRESTED ON KIDNAPING CHARGES. NOW, WE DID REACH OUT TO ROBLOX. THE COMPANY SAYS THEY ARE DEEPLY TROUBLED BY THE INCIDENT, AND THEY REFERENCED THEIR SAFETY POLICIES. THEY SAY THEIR COMMI
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Two young girls from Indiantown were abducted by a man they met through the online game Roblox, according to Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek, who warned parents about the dangers of online communication. The sheriff explained that the girls were moved from Roblox to Snapchat by the suspect, Hser Mu Lah Say, who began sending gifts like food to their home, which Budensiek described as indicative of a grooming process.The situation escalated when Say left Omaha, Nebraska, and drove 22-23 hours straight to Indiantown, arriving on January 31 at 10 a.m. ‘We want accountability’: Nebraskan sues Roblox over child predator allegationsA 911 call from the family of the 12 and 15-year-old sisters reported them missing, leading the sheriff to believe they were dealing with a type of abduction. “I know these girls went willingly, but their age suggested that they had been taken and were probably being removed from our area,” Budensiek said.The sheriff’s office went into full crisis mode, and several hours later, officials in Georgia spotted the suspect’s vehicle on I-75, finding the girls safely inside. Budensiek emphasized the seriousness of the situation, saying, “These are young, impressionable girls who might have thought this would just be something fun to do. But again, we’re dealing with a grown man that drove all the way from another state, an individual they never met in person, pick them up, and we really don’t know what he was going to do.”Say was arrested on kidnapping charges, and Sheriff Budensiek issued a warning to parents: “If you can communicate with somebody away from your house, and the quiet of your own room, it could be a problem. So parents have to be vigilant.” Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google Search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
Two young girls from Indiantown were abducted by a man they met through the online game Roblox, according to Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek, who warned parents about the dangers of online communication.
The sheriff explained that the girls were moved from Roblox to Snapchat by the suspect, Hser Mu Lah Say, who began sending gifts like food to their home, which Budensiek described as indicative of a grooming process.
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The situation escalated when Say left Omaha, Nebraska, and drove 22-23 hours straight to Indiantown, arriving on January 31 at 10 a.m.
‘We want accountability’: Nebraskan sues Roblox over child predator allegations
A 911 call from the family of the 12 and 15-year-old sisters reported them missing, leading the sheriff to believe they were dealing with a type of abduction. “I know these girls went willingly, but their age suggested that they had been taken and were probably being removed from our area,” Budensiek said.
The sheriff’s office went into full crisis mode, and several hours later, officials in Georgia spotted the suspect’s vehicle on I-75, finding the girls safely inside. Budensiek emphasized the seriousness of the situation, saying, “These are young, impressionable girls who might have thought this would just be something fun to do. But again, we’re dealing with a grown man that drove all the way from another state, an individual they never met in person, pick them up, and we really don’t know what he was going to do.”
Say was arrested on kidnapping charges, and Sheriff Budensiek issued a warning to parents: “If you can communicate with somebody away from your house, and the quiet of your own room, it could be a problem. So parents have to be vigilant.”
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google Search.
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