A Floridian "World of Warcraft" player, who is a pedophile, was arrested by the police after his location was tracked because of his "WoW" gaming account.
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The Marion County Sheriff's Office announced that the "World of Warcraft" player was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 3. It was Detective Henrick Osthed who took the criminal, who was identified as 37-year-old Thomas Ebersole, into custody.
Florida: 'World of Warcraft' Player Pedophile Arrested by Police
According to Fox News' latest report, a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation contacted Dt. Osthed to assist him in locating a missing girl.
Law enforcement authorities said that the missing kid, who is a resident of Ohio, was only 16 years old. The police explained that investigators found the missing girl after she accessed her "World of Warcraft" account.
She was located at a residential address in Dunnellon, Florida. After knowing this critical information, the police also discovered that the pedophile also had his own "WoW" account.
They confirmed that both of the "WoW" accounts of Ebersole and the missing girl were accessed in from the same location. Because of this, they contacted Ebersole to confirm if the missing girl was in the house he was staying in.
However, the criminal initially denied it, saying that he never knew the kid. Luckily, cops were able to press him into admitting that he brought back the minor.
Ebersole said that he had driven from Ohio to meet the 16-year-old girl and then brought her back to his house, as reported by HuffPost.
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During an interview, the "World of Warcraft" player admitted that he had a romantic relationship with the 16-year-old victim. He also confirmed that he was aware of the girl's age.
However, he still wanted to marry and make her his wife, as confirmed by the police affidavit. Aside from this, Ebersole also shared that he met the juvenile victim on Discord.
When Ebersole was arrested, cops said that they saw some bruises on his neck. They believed that these were hickies given by the missing girl, which the victim confirmed.
Because of this, he was charged with interfering with child custody, sheltering an unmarried minor, as well as traveling to meet a minor to engage in sexual activity.
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