MARIANNA McCAULEY - 13 yo - Chattanooga TN

Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010 - 3:23 p.m.
Police and family members are looking for a 13-year-old Chattanooga girl who hasn't been seen since Saturday.Police spokeswoman Rebecca Royval said in a news release that Marianna McCauley was last seen at her home on Ely Road yesterday afternoon.



She was l wearing blue jeans, a black shirt and a black and grey sweater.Marianna is 5 feet, 2 inches tall, 135 lbs, with gray eyes, long brown hair and braces on her teeth. The family and investigators have contacted all known friends and no one has seen or spoken with the missing child.Anyone who knows where Marianna McCauley is located is asked to call the Chattanooga Police Department immediately at 698-2525. Contributed photo
Chattanooga police on Saturday asked the public for information on the whereabouts of Marianna McCauley, 13, of Ely Road.

Chattanooga police say a missing teen has been found.
Detectives used Marianna McCauley's Facebook page and talked to her friends. They believed she was in the company of older adult males.McCauley's mother and stepfather filed a petition that would allow the juvenile detention center to hold the 13-year-old if she is found.Her mother says she plans to put her daughter in an adolescent treatment center.A text message from Marianna's phone early Monday morning did bring her mother some relief. Marianna said she's okay and not to worry.Marianna's mother now believes her daughter could have been enticed to runaway.Police say they took this case so seriously because of her age and the people she's been hanging out with.

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Chattanooga police found 13 year old Marianna McCauley last night in Hixson with an adult male she had met on a social networking site.Two men were arrested in connection with the girl.21-year old Terrance Harrison was charged with prevention/obstruction and 21-year old Hanson Melvin was charged with statutory rape and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.Both men are in the Hamilton County Jail right now.

Two Men Arrested in Connection with Missing Teen

Submitted by Dreanne Newton on November 2, 2010 - 5:23pm. News | Crime
Comments Below: 0Two men are in jail after both were charged in the disappearance of a young girl. Chattanooga police found 13 year old Marianna McCauley Monday night.Investigators were able to locate McCauley by tracking her social activity usage. Police found her in Hixson with an adult male she had met on a social networking site. Officials warn against these sites because they can open up a new window for predators to prey on children, teenagers, and even young adults. Jerri Weary, PIO, "Parents, especially need to be aware of their children's facebook, myspace pages, and twitter accounts and monitor those sites to see what they're children are involved in."
21-year old Terrance Harrison
was charged with prevention/obstruction,
and 21-year old Hanson Melvin
was charged with statutory rape and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

http://www.wdef.com/news/two_men_arrested_in_connection_with_missing_teen/11/2010