US Marshals nab sex offender suspected of abducting teenage girl
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U.S. Marshals in Washington state have arrested a registered sex offender suspected of abducting a 15-year-old girl who remains missing.
Christopher Fitzpatrick, 39, was apprehended Saturday in Lakewood with help from an anonymous tipster, Deputy U.S. Marshal Beatrice Pharr said.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}She said deputies were continuing to actively pursue leads in attempts to locate the girl.
Fitzpatrick has been charged with violating probation and failing to register as a sex offender.
Q13 Fox reported Monday that additional charges may be filed as detectives continue to investigate.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Bonney Lake Police issued a news release Sunday saying the girl was spotted in Tacoma in the last few days.
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On the day she disappeared, the teen took a bus from Bonney Lake to Federal Way, where she met Fitzpatrick, the Tacoma News Tribune reported Sunday.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fitzpatrick was convicted on charges of assault and felony harassment after being accused of repeatedly raping his then wife in 2003, according to the paper.
When he was arrested at a Fife motel, he was having sex with a 16-year-old girl tied to the bedposts, the paper reported, citing charging documents.