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Arkansas man sentenced to 25 years for luring minor through dating app Badoo [katv.com]:

An Arkansas man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity on the internet.

Court documents stated that Jonathan Tyrell Haney, age 36, used the dating app “Badoo” to entice a 12-year-old girl from Ashley County to meet him for sexual intercourse.

The victim disappeared in April 2021 from her mother's home and reappeared alone the next day at a Columbia County gas station, according to a news release from the United States Attorney's Office Western District of Arkansas

Authorities stated that Haney's DNA was found on the victim's clothing. The same day, Haney was apprehended near Sulphur Springs, Texas.

Judge Susan O. Hickey, Chief United States District Judge, announced the sentence.

After his sentence, Haney will be supervised by the United States Probation Office for the next 20 years and is required to register as a sex offender.

The Crossett, Arkansas, Police Department, Magnolia, Arkansas, Police Department, Hopkins County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the case.

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