Charges Filed Against Convicted Sex Offender Connected to Missing Teen
According to a report on StlToday.com, Benjamin Kinkade, 27, of Wright City, has been charged with statutory rape.
According to a report on StlToday.com, Benjamin Kinkade, 27, of Wright City, has been charged with statutory rape.
According to a report on StlToday.com, Benjamin Kinkade, 27, of Wright City, has been charged with statutory rape.
Statutory rape charges have been filed against the convicted sex offender involved with a St. Charles County teen who went missing earlier this month. According to a report on StlToday.com, Benjamin Kinkade, 27, of Wright City, has been charged with having sex with a 16-year-old girl. StlToday.com reports Kinkade is being held in St. Charles County jail in lieu of $50,000 bail. Kinkade is a registered sex offender in Missouri. According to court documents, Kinkade entered a guilty plea on a charge of first degree statutory rape in 2005. He was convicted of statutory rape after having sex with a 12-year-old in 2002 when he was 17. St. Peters Police were searching for Kinkade after he and a 16-year-old girl disappeared on Jan. 14. The …
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Molly Linhardt, 16, has been found, and Benjamin Kinkade was taken into custody without incident and later released.
After being missing since Jan. 14, 16-year-old Molly Linhardt is back home. St. Peters Police said Linhardt was located in Monroe County, Mo., shortly after midnight on Wednesday. Police said the Monroe County Sheriff's Department were contacted by a family member of Benjamin Kinkade, 27. Police believed Linhardt was with Kinkade when she disappeared nine days ago. Kinkade's family member wanted to turn Linhardt and Kinkade. The Sheriff’s Department responded to the residence and found Linhardt safe with no visible injuries. Kinkade was taken into custody by the Sherrif's department without incident. He later was released and is no longer in custody. Linhardt was brought back home by her family. Follow-up investigations are being conducted…
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1:45 pm on Friday, January 25, 2013
Ok, so why was Kinkade released when he's a registered sex offender who was with a 16 year old minor? I would think he'd be in jail instead of running around our town?? Makes no sense to me.   more ›
Update: Molly Linhardt, 16, has been found, and Benjamin Kinkade was taken into custody without incident.
Molly Linhardt has been found. According to a report on StlToday.com, the missing 16-year-old girl has been found. Linhardt was last last seen on Monday, Jan. 14. St. Peters Police said that Linhardt was reported missing at around 7 p.m. that night. Earlier that day her father dropped her off for work at Kentucky Fried Chicken, however, he later found out she was not scheduled to work. St. Peters Police Media Relations Officer Melissa Doss said Molly skipped school at Francis Howell North on Jan. 14. When her father came to pick her up, he saw her with Kinkade. Her phone was taken away and later that night she was gone. Police said Linhardt was with 27-year-old Benjamin Kinkade. Doss said Linhardt and Kinkade met at the KFC where …
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St. Peters Police are asking anyone with information about her whereabouts cal the Department at 636-278-2222.
The family of 16-year-old Molly Lindhardt hasn't heard from the missing girl since Monday.
The family of Molly Linhardt just wants to know she's OK and want her back. Nearly two days after Linhardt was last seen, her family still hasn't heard from the missing 16-year-old. Her grandmother, Shirley Schrier, 72, came to St. Peters from her home in Lansing, Mich., to help bring Linhardt back home. "We just want her home," Shirley Schrier said through tears. "She needs to be here, with her family." Linhardt was last last seen on Monday, Jan. 14. St. Peters Police said that Linhardt was reported missing at around 7 p.m. Earlier that day her father dropped her off for work at Kentucky Fried Chicken, however, he later found out she was not scheduled to work. Police believe Linhardt is with 27-year-old Benjamin Kinkade. St. Peters …
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St. Peters Police consider 16-year-old Molly Linhardt as an endangered missing juvenile and are asking anyone with information about her whereabouts call St. Peters Police Department at 636-278-2222. She was last seen at her job at KFC in St. Peters.
St. Peters Police consider 16-year-old Molly Linhardt as an endangered missing juvenile and are asking anyone with information about her whereabouts call St. Peters Police Department at 636-278-2222. She was last seen at her job at KFC in St. Peters.
St. Peters Police are looking for a missing 16-year-old St. Charles girl. The girl, Molly Linhardt, is considered by police to be an endangered missing juvenile. She is described as 5-foot-3 and 110 pounds with blue eyes and blond hair. According to St. Peters Police, Linhardt was reported missing around 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 14 by her parents. Linhardt's father dropped her off for work at Kentucky Fried Chicken, however he later found out she was not scheduled to work. The family spoke to several people and found out that Linhardt had left the KFC in St. Peters located at 1699 Jungermann Road. Linhardt was last seen in her KFC uniform—black pants, black shoes, black shirt and black hat. Police believe Linhardt is with another adult …
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10:09 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Sounds to me like she is a run a way.   more ›
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4:22 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Wow he needs jail time   more ›