Man Charged With Statutory Rape of 16-Year-Old Who Disappeared With Him
Police said the pair drove to Iowa and Nebraska, returning home when their money ran out.
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A Wright City man who disappeared along with a 16-year-old girl was charged Friday with second-degree statutory rape. The girl had been listed as an endangered juvenile.
The two returned Jan. 23 when they ran out of money, according to a police report.
St. Charles County Sheriff’s detectives said Benjamin Kinkade, 27, and the 16-year-old girl fled the state together Jan. 14 after her father dropped her off at work at Kentucky Fried Chicken in St. Peters. According to court documents, the Kinkade met the girl and the two went to Iowa and Nebraska.
Detectives said Kinkade also entered the girl’s St. Charles County residence in the early morning hours on Jan. 14 and the two had consensual sex.
Kinkade is a registered sex offender. He entered a guilty plea on a charge of first-degree statutory rape in 2005 for having sex with a 12-year-old in 2002. He was 17 years old at the time.
Kinkade is being held in St. Charles County jail in lieu of a $50,000 bond.
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michelle
12:04 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
I was 16 my boyfriend was 23. I ran away from home cops told my parents to bad she is considered an adult at this point. We had a child, got married and now 20yrs later I am fine and my daughter is an adult. I don't see why this is such issue get over it and grow up people. I did and I turned out just fine.
Terry Cooper
11:27 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
This is such a non issue. This is simply our government turning the country into a nanny state. They want to control what you eat, who you can or can't have sex with, it's complete BS.
Matt Jones
10:59 am on Friday, April 26, 2013
So no one else thinks this dude is creepy? aight. on you.
Ken Abate
11:05 am on Friday, April 26, 2013
Matt it makes no difference what you or I think. Does it make a difference to you if I think your boyfriend is creepy?