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Chicago Man Accused Of Kidnapping Underage Girl Arrested In Decatur

BENTON COUNTY (KFSM) – A Chicago man is in custody after deputies say he kidnapped an underage Illinois girl. David Duffin, 44, was booked into the Benton...
David Duffin

BENTON COUNTY (KFSM) – A Chicago man is in custody after deputies say he kidnapped an underage Illinois girl.

David Duffin, 44, was booked into the Benton County Jail and faces charges of rape and kidnapping, jail records state.

Duffin had been using the Internet to communicate with a juvenile from Chicago since October 2014, deputies said.

On Saturday (April 4), Duffin and the juvenile left Chicago and traveled to Northwest Arkansas, renting a room from Motel 6 in Bentonville, according to a news release. The girl’s parents found a note on her bed stating that she was running away, authorities said.

Working off of a notice from the Chicago Police Department, Benton County deputies were later able to find Duffin and the girl at an apartment in Decatur, the release states.

Duffin was arrested, and his first hearing is scheduled for May 18 at 8 a.m., according to jail records. No bond has been issued for Duffin as of April 9 at 10:30 p.m.

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